Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) is proud to announce that four of its professors have been named as “Highly Cited Chinese Researchers of 2020” by Elsevier

CKGSB and Australia’s Victorian Government will announce an exciting collaboration aimed at enhancing ties and a deeper understanding between Chinese and Australian businesses at this special workshop and panel session. Top representatives from business, academia and government will be in attendance.

CKGSB Professors Teng Bingsheng and Zhou Chunsheng addressed the importance of knowledge in meeting the challenges and opportunities that China is facing, during their respective sessions at the 16th World Knowledge Forum (WKF) in Seoul.

Multinational corporations (MNCs) in China are facing a rapidly changing environment given the growth of local businesses, a slowing economy and the changing political environment. As local companies fasten expansion, what are the new challenges and opportunities MNCs are facing today?

On Tuesday, April 23, CKGSB was pleased to host Barry SALZBERG, CHEN Weihong, LI Yapeng, and WANG Zhenyao for a discussion on Philanthropic Leadership of Tomorrow, led by CKGSB Professor and Associate Dean TENG Bingsheng.

Along with President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Korea, the hype surrounding Korean companies entering the Chinese market continues to grow. CKGSB Associate Dean and a world-renowned scholar on Strategic Alliance, Professor Teng Bingsheng, said that the Chinese market has experienced significant changes over the years. He pointed out that MNCs will face difficulties in winning the competition with local Chinese companies. Professor Teng said, “MNCs should not be satisfied with their standards. Because China is no longer a cheap consumption market, global companies should apply high standards in China and target customers with high-end products, not low-end ones. They also need to change their strategies to adapt to the new business environment in China. For example, they need to target the fast-rising, middle-class consumers and transform themselves from labor-intensive to technology-intensive companies”.

CKGSB & Darden will hold a symposium in Washington DC, marking the tenth anniversary of their partnership, to explore the impact of foreign policies and presidential politics. CKGSB Professor Teng Bingsheng will speak alongside Congresswoman Grace Meng at the event, at which 50 high-level Chinese executives will attend.

Members of CKGSB’s European Advisory Board explored China’s stock market, One Belt One Road, cultural clashes between countries, Chinese investment into Europe and many other topics in a fascinating panel discussion.

On July 16th, along with Teng Bingsheng—CKGSB Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Strategic Management—two CKGSB alumni Mr. Chik Wai Chiew, Partner at Tembusu Partners, an award-winning private equity firm focusing on emerging markets and China and Mr. Mao Jihong, President of Mixmind Art & Design, one of the most successful fashion brands in China, shed light on struggles for MNCs and where the opportunities lie in China at the first CKGSB Workshop in Singapore.

On May 15th, 2019, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) hosted a session on China’s digital innovation at the 10th Asian Leadership Conference (ALC), an annual international conference held in Seoul, South Korea.

As we enter a new era of globalization and business, more emphasis is being placed on the role of China and its impact on the global business community. However, operating in China is not that simple. Multinational companies (MNCs) in China are operating in a fast-changing environment, given the growth of local Chinese companies, a slowing Chinese economy and changes in the political environment.

What are the challenges facing Chinese brands in an increasingly globalized world, and how can they overcome these hurdles? Can Chinese brands close the gap with their international counterparts in terms of their ability to differentiate themselves and become global trend setters? CMOs from leading Chinese brands gathered at CKGSB to share best practices amid increasing global competition.

As the Chinese economy slows, consumers’ spending priorities change and markets saturate, it becomes more important than ever for companies to rethink their strategies and innovate. It is against this backdrop that WPP organized the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Chinese Brands forums in Beijing and Shanghai, on March 21 and 24 respectively, in partnership with the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB).

“Docu One”, one of the most popular documentary programs on Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), aired a four-part series on the changes taking place in second and third-tier cities in China. CKGSB was represented through interviews with Professor Teng Bingsheng and business investment columnist Jeong Jooyoung, a CKGSB alumnus.

In China’s fast-changing business environment, multinational companies are finding it increasingly hard to compete with Chinese companies. Our experts offer strategy tips that will help MNCs navigate China’s business landscape. Multinational companies (MNCs) in China are finding it hard to navigate what is an increasingly rough terrain. The economy is slowing, the cost of doing […]

Join CKGSB Professor Teng Bingsheng, for a special webinar exploring the state of family enterprise in China, and the challenges and opportunities that they face in an ever more modern China, a central part of the Global Emerging Leaders in Family Enterprise (GEL) program, co-hosted by CKGSB and Cornell University.

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 […]

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?

Chinese Direct Investments on the Rise despite Obstruction Recent years have seen a surge in Chinese direct investment in the US. From 2003 to 2010, Chinese businesses established operations and created jobs in at least 35 of the 50 states in the US. During these eight years, there have been a total of 244 Chinese […]

Several global companies are making a series of U-turns from the ‘promised land’ of China, while those that stay are not always faring well. However, the Chinese economic recession doesn’t explain how some global companies have continued to manage successful businesses in China. CKGSB Associate Dean, Professor Teng Bingsheng, who visited Korea on June 19th to introduce the CKGSB-IMD Dual EMBA Program, said: “Until the 1990s, multinational companies (MNCs) were considered by young Chinese people the best companies to work in, which unfortunately is no longer true. It’s also true that many global companies who have been successful over the last 25 years are now struggling in the Chinese market. The ‘Chinese Dream’ is becoming even harder to achieve”. Prof. Teng also pointed out that high competition with local companies could be another threat to MNCs and warned that some companies are still not aware of the changes in perceptions among Chinese consumers. He advised global companies to target emerging (Tier 2-4) cities and rising middle-class consumers.