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Digital Promised Land: Retailers Look to E-Commerce to Succeed in China

ArticleApril 15, 2013

Can Western retail brands make it big in China’s e-market? In September 2012, The Home Depot announced that it was closing all seven of its megastores in China. After eight years of consumer research and a $100-million 12-store acquisition, The Home Depot called it quits in China after realizing that China isn’t a sure return […]

The High Growth Conundrum: Surviving the Financial Risks of Fast Growth

ArticleFebruary 7, 2013

Fast growth might seem like a dream come true for an entrepreneur. What could be better than watching your vision turn into happy customers and hundreds or thousands of busy employees? The reality, however, is that a period of hypergrowth can be extremely dangerous for a young company—sometimes even fatal. Indeed, many fast-growing companies […]

The High-Growth Conundrum: Marketing at Hyperspeed

ArticleDecember 4, 2012

Marketing is an important function at any time, but it’s perhaps most crucial for a company entering a hypergrowth phase. The product might be selling well, but can be killed by any number of missteps: create demand faster than you can fill orders, and the market may turn away from your brand, never to return. […]

Made in China’ Aims For Sophistication

ArticleNovember 18, 2012

It’s time to give ‘Made in China’ a makeover. Fifth October was recently designated as Thinkpad Day by the US state of North Carolina, a date which commemorates the 20th anniversary of Lenovo’s Thinkpad label. Lenovo, which recently gained the mantle of the world’s largest PC manufacturer, will also soon inaugurate its first US manufacturing […]

Taking the Hard Road: Chinese automaker BYD tries to innovate

ArticleNovember 4, 2012

Chinese car maker BYD is finding it tough to shift from imitation to innovation. It used to take a cheeky sense of pride in copying, then beating much bigger rivals. Low costs and imitation made BYD one of China’s top five carmakers in an incredibly short space of time, even inviting a high-profile $232-million investment […]

Charting a New Course

ArticleOctober 19, 2012

Vantone chairman Feng Lun on pioneering a new business model for China’s real estate industry With China’s real estate market in cool-off mode after over a year of policy-driven credit restrictions, it’s perhaps not surprising that one of the country’s most high-profile developers has been looking at new territories and new business models. Vantone, a […]

Romancing Hollywood

ArticleMay 15, 2012

The US and China are trying to tie the knot with new film deals, but will politics and culture intervene? Would Die Hard still be a classic hit if Jet Li had played the lead role? Would it have made a difference if Spiderman had been set against the backdrop of the Great Wall? And […]

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Professor Brian Viard Talks about Cross-border Air Pollution Policy and Its Economic Impact

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Professor Juliet Zhu speaking about the CKGSB-IMD dual EMBA program

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Professor Teng Bingsheng speaking about the CKGSB-IMD dual EMBA program

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Five misconceptions about China’s economy

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Five misconceptions about China’s economy with Nicolas Lardy

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Should China Worry About the Finances of Its Rising Middle Class?

ArticleApril 2, 2018

China is counting on the middle class to drive consumption levels higher, yet consumer debt keeps climbing.

Forbes Talk to CKGSB About Selfie App Meitu’s IPO Prospects

NewsAugust 26, 2016

Associate Professor of Marketing Jing Bing speaks to Forbes about the Xiamen-based photo app Meitu’s plans to list on the stock exchange in what could be one of the world’s largest tech IPOs this year.

What You Should Know About the Alibaba IPO

ArticleMay 28, 2014

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 […]