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Taking First Place

ArticleDecember 19, 2019

China has the greatest number of self-made female billionaires in the world.

Microsoft unveils its first global “offline + online” dual-resource AI Business School in China

NewsSeptember 8, 2019

Together with Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, China Europe International Business School, and Tsinghua University, Microsoft will bring comprehensive AI business courses on artificial intelligence strategy establishment, culture development, and technology deployment for future business leaders, innovative start-ups, and entrepreneurs.

Optimism on UK-China Relations at 5th China Economic Symposium

NewsJuly 21, 2018

Experts, business leaders and policymakers stayed optimistic on the future of Sino-European trade relations at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business’ 5th China Economic Symposium in London on 19 July 2018, co-hosted with the Institute of Directors (IoD). The event saw close to 300 distinguished guests and high-profile speakers including H.E. Liu Xiaoming, Ambassador of China to the UK, Ralf Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, Tatiana Krylova, Head of the Enterprise Branch at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and Xiang Bing, the Founding Dean of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.

Regional Disparities in China: Time For a Lift Up

ArticleSeptember 16, 2015

There are stark regional disparities between the inland and the coastal regions in China. Can the less-developed regions ever catch up with the coast?

Homegrown Style: Mao Jihong’s Quest for the Chinese Luxury Market

ArticleDecember 19, 2012

Fashion designer Mao Jihong on how one of China’s leading luxury brands made its mark on the mainland Mao Jihong is the man who could build a bridge between the Chinese luxury market and the rest of the world. Standing astride the world’s second-largest luxury market, Mao, the founder and president of Mixmind Art & […]

China’s leading business school celebrates 10th anniversary

NewsNovember 19, 2012

CKGSB looks to the future, with a bold strategy for globalizing and introducing new innovations into management education

China and Crypto: A ban on the Mainland but experimentation in Hong Kong

ArticleSeptember 28, 2025

China’s zero-tolerance stance on cryptocurrencies is well documented, but that has not stopped state-owned Futian Investment Holdings from issuing in August the world’s first publicly offered real-world asset (RWA) bond on the Ethereum blockchain, valued at $70 million. Over the past five years, China’s approach to cryptocurrencies has hardened, but it has not turned away […]

After Ofo: How the Bike-sharing Firm’s Collapse Changed China’s Tech Sector

ArticleMay 13, 2019

The implosion of Ofo is a sign that the country’s startup ecosystem needs to find a new growth model.

Good Signals: Huawei Pushes Further Forward

ArticleMarch 27, 2017

Huawei is one of only a few Chinese companies that has become truly global, deriving more revenue abroad than at home. Long a telecom equipment provider, Huawei shifted its focus to consumer devices and took only five years to become the second most profitable Android smartphone maker and the third largest in terms of production. How did the company manage to do that, given that the smartphone industry is highly competitive? And smartphones are only the highest-profile part of the sprawling telecom giant. With over 170,000 employees across the globe, what is the company’s management system like and what could we learn from Huawei’s model?

Is There a Smart Way to Decipher Official China Statistics?

ArticleMarch 28, 2016

In previous years as provincial-level GDP data rolled in, China’s top leaders and provincial officials could take a certain satisfaction from the bountiful increases in wealth displayed therein. But were they to spend a bit more time with the data, such pleasure would likely lead to a state of confusion, if not consternation—the sums, quite literally, don’t add up. The total of provincial-level GDP has outstripped the national figure year after year, a problem that has only gotten worse over time. Consequently there has been a rise in the number of indicators that purport to give a true reflection of the situation.

Bottom of the Pyramid and Beyond: The Thinker Interview with Stuart Hart

ArticleJune 5, 2013

In the year 2002, C.K. Prahalad and Stuart Hart published a groundbreaking article in Strategy+Business magazine that introduced to the world the idea of the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP). The idea, which says that the poor present a vast untapped business opportunity, and if companies serve the poor, they can help eradicate poverty and […]

Ebb And Flow

ArticleNovember 9, 2022

International investors in China’s private equity are finding it increasingly difficult to get their money out

Andy Cohen on the Fine Art of Leveraging Assumptions

ArticleOctober 12, 2015

We make assumptions all the time. Think of the time when you met someone new. Or when you had to negotiate a deal with a company. That’s just how our mind works. We only have a certain amount of hours in a day, but we more crucial decisions to make, with more unknowns. And so we start using assumptions as short-cuts in decision making. Andy Cohen, propagator of the ‘Assumpt! Strategy’, believes that assumptions are neither good nor bad. We must acknowledge their existence and learn how to leverage them.

China’s EU-nique Challenges: How is the business environment for Chinese companies in the EU?

ArticleMarch 3, 2025

Chinese companies are braving stronger headwinds in Europe as investment rules tighten and geopolitical tensions rise. Will they scale back their ambitions or swim against the tide?

Chasing Carbon Neutrality

Professor AnalysisJanuary 7, 2022

China plans to peak carbon emissions in 2030 and be fully carbon neutral by 2060. How will this impact on economic activity? Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has caused the earth’s temperature to rise abnormally—and rapidly. According to data from NASA, the current global average surface temperature is around 1.2°C higher than it was […]

Future of Fintech

ArticleMay 26, 2021

China’s fintech industry is evolving at a dizzying pace. The problem? Regulation hasn’t been able to keep up.

Banking Reform: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

ArticleJanuary 18, 2013

China should adopt a measured but determined approach to banking reform. There is no doubt that banking reform must happen in China. With more than 80% of China’s leverage coming from banks, and lending going predominantly to large state-owned enterprises (SOEs), growth is not likely to take its traditionally strong foothold in small- and medium-sized […]