Having conquered China’s smartphone market, Xiaomi now wants to take over your living room—and the world

Some in the West would have you believe that MNCs are being driven out of China. But just how bad is the current situation and what can international firms do to strengthen their position in today’s challenging environment?

With China’s stock market continuing to break records, not everyone is convinced by the current trend. CKGSB Associate Professor of Strategic Management Teng Bingsheng offers some sage advice for those interested in the tech sector.

Amazon China is redoubling its efforts, but will it succeed at the second attempt in the country’s hyper-competitive e-commerce sector?

June 4 marked the completion of the third Dong-A Economic Leaders’ Academy (DELA) Global Networking Program, which was held at CKGSB’s Beijing campus. Together with CKGSB, Korea’s leading media Dong-A offers the DELA Program to foster international exchange among economists and deepen understandings of the Chinese financial market. Participants of the DELA Program, which comprised of senior executives of Korean enterprises received certificates from CKGSB.

Five years ago, Chinese entrepreneurs might have feared and shunned the topic of “family businesses.” Nowadays, second-generation leaders have started to openly talk about business succession.

Like Apple, Xiaomi has developed its own cult following of “fans”. But what does the future hold for one of the hottest companies of the moment? CKGSB Associate Professor of Strategic Management Teng Bingsheng has the answers.

Xiaomi has attained an enviable position in the Chinese smartphone market. But will its current strategies help it retain its prized spot as it gains scale?

With its huge scale and steps toward global dominance, can anyone rival Alibaba’s might in China’s e-commerce sector?

CKGSB Professor Teng Bingsheng, an expert on the Chinese e-commerce sector, walks us through the issues involved in the Alibaba IPO, such as disclosures, the company’s ownership structure and valuation. In a period that’s been characterized by rapid innovation in China’s high technology sector, Alibaba’s IPO—potentially one of the largest public offerings of all time—has been …

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Amid criticism that business schools lack relevance when it comes to real-life business management practices, Associate Professor of Strategic Management Teng Bingsheng tells The Edge Singapore how CKGSB is keeping business-school curricula up to date and also highlights why leading faculty are returning to China to join CKGSB.

In 2014, CKGSB and its world-class faculty were mentioned in more than 300 original articles in top-tier international media – a staggering 200% increase over 2013 – and that’s not to mention a whole range of additional coverage through reprinted articles and syndicated material.