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Climate Change and Fake News

January 19, 2021 By Paulo Dalla Nora Macedo

To tackle climate change, we first have to flatten the fake news curve. I have spent the past two years studying the phenomenon of fake news to understand it better. During this period, I had the opportunity to do the Igniting Innovation for Impact program, a joint programme from CKGSB and Møller Institute, Churchill College […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: climate change, fake news

Getting Bikes off the Streets Helps Bike-Sharing Firms

December 18, 2020 By Brian Viard

China’s bike-sharing regulations accomplished what the firms wanted to do on their own, but were unlikely to achieve. By freezing (and even reducing over time) the number of bikes, the government helped reduce industry output. Effectively, the firms stopped competing on the number of bikes.

Filed Under: China, Economics, Invisible Hand Revealed Tagged With: Economics in China, Everyday Economics

Ambitions Disrupted

November 24, 2020 By Samantha HuiQi Yow

What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for China’s Belt and Road Initiative? The Belt and Road Initiative is one of the biggest development projects in history, but the pandemic has had a huge impact on the economies of the countries involved in it.

Filed Under: Airline Industry, Belt and Road Initiative, China Tagged With: Belt and Road Initiative

The Road to Poverty Alleviation

November 24, 2020 By Min Yan, Xinyi Fan

An MBA field study by Min Yan, a case researcher at CKGSB, under the guidance of Professor Xinyu Fan, digs into the details of bringing prosperity to every corner of China One of the great successes of China in recent decades has been the sharp rise in prosperity across previously poor regions of the country, […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Economy, Know China, Policy and Law Tagged With: Case Study, Local Government Initiatives, Poverty Alleviation

Chinese Beauty

November 24, 2020 By Mable-Ann Chang

China has a rich history in cosmetics spanning centuries. However, the second largest market for cosmetic products in the world is rapidly changing not just in terms of size, as it looks to overtake the United States, but also in terms of consumers and how it works.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Consumers, Economy, Know China, Marketing Tagged With: Beauty Industry in China

Picking a Product

November 19, 2020 By Lucy Black

One of the secrets behind China as the “Factory of the World” is the mass specialization of towns on the production of single items. Many Chinese towns are dedicated to producing a single type of product. What are the prospects for the specialty town approach? It is July, it’s a hot and humid 35°C outside […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Economy, Know China, Manufacturing Tagged With: Specialty Towns in China

Smartphone Dominance

November 16, 2020 By Matthew Fulco

China leads the global smartphone market both in terms of manufacturing and smartphone brands. China has built up a remarkable lead in the global smartphone market over the last decade, both in manufacturing and brands. But things may be changing Throughout the recent China-US trade war, one consumer electronics product has been conspicuously exempt from […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, Economy, Globalization, International Trade, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Technology Tagged With: Smartphone

The Tesla Model

November 11, 2020 By Mark Andrews

Elon Musk’s Tesla is bucking many trends in its new venture in the massive China market. Tesla is known for going against the grain, but will this tactic prove successful in China? At an event held at Tesla’s brand-new Shanghai factory on January 7, CEO Elon Musk was recorded busting out some awkward dance moves […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Best Practice, China, Globalization, Innovation, Manufacturing, Multinationals in China, Strategy, Winning in China Tagged With: Automobiles, Tesla

The Power of Individuals

November 9, 2020 By Mable-Ann Chang

Jeremy Heimans is the co-founder and CEO of Purpose, a public benefit corporation. In this interview, Heimans explores the power that individuals have in making a difference on major issues and the influence technology and COVID-19 have had on governance.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Conversations, ExpertSpeak, Q&A Tagged With: Corporate Social responsibility

Companies of Tomorrow

November 9, 2020 By CKGSB

CKGSB partnered with Mars Incorporated to address sustainability and the future of business Many people study how to do business, but very few discuss the reasons behind why business is done and how to ensure the long-term sustainability of companies. The concept and purpose of corporations has changed over time and as the world responds […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability Tagged With: Post-Covid Development

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