CKGSB Knowledge Winter 2016 issue: Towards a Re-globalized World

On the Cover:

• Towards a Re-globalized World: After a long period of expansion in global trade, some in the West are pushing back

China Data:

•  From stats on trains to bikes, and movies to shipping, the numbers you need to know

Snapshot:

• Ad It Up: The way China spends advertising money is changing with the times

China Insight:

• The World’s Automated Factory: Robots may promise a bright future for Chinese manufacturing, but a darker one for Chinese workers
• Private Thirst: Less money is flowing to investment in private enterprises in China
• High-speed Diplomacy: Long an importer of technology, China is rolling out its own trains to the world
• Bargaining on Brexit: What does Brexit have to say about China and the World?
• Searching for the Future: Baidu, China’s search giant, needs to a find better business model beyond ads
• Down on the Farm: After years of focus on urban development, priorities are shifting toward agriculture
• Faith Management: How wealth management products have helped bring shadow banking main stream

Business Barometer:

• Profitable, but Troubled: Firms make money and face issues

Conversation:

• C-Suite: Philippe Gas, General Manager of the Shanghai Disney Resort, discusses challenges and Disney’s partnership with the Chinese government
• The Thinker Interview: Edward E. Lawler III, Distinguished Professor at the Marshall School of Business, discusses the changing nature of employment
• Q&A: Georg Tacke, CEO of Simon-Kucher & Partners, discusses common pitfalls in product innovation and how to avoid them
• Q&A: Bill Bishop, author of the Sinocism newsletter, talks current affairs, China in the media and the view from Washington DC
• Q&A: Larry Summers, former US Treasury Secretary, talks about China’s significant economic challenges and global influence

Downtime:

• Working it Out: Chinese businesspeople are finding new ways to be fit

Bookshelf:

• Kaiser Kuo recommends books on China and beyond

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