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Haier is Disrupting Itself—Before Someone Else Does

October 5, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

White goods manufacturer Haier is turning itself into an internet-based ‘platform company’ made up of several micro-enterprises. The idea is to create an organization that is extremely responsive to customer needs, constantly cultivates new ideas and innovates quickly. To do that it needs to discard the traditional organizational structure where ideas flow top-down and execution is done bottom-up. The company is now a flat organization which is a marketplace of ideas, talent and resources. The plan sounds good in theory but will the execution be easy?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Management, Strategy, Winning in China Tagged With: Business Model, Haier, Infographics, Zhang Ruimin

“Cheetah Mobile Grew Fast Because of Our Globalization Strategy”

September 9, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

Cheetah Mobile CEO Sheng Fu on how the company became a big mobile app developer with global reach in just a few years and is thriving despite its free-to-use model. Chances are that unless you are in the mobile internet business, you may not have heard of Cheetah Mobile. The reason is simple: Cheetah Mobile, which was […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Connections, Conversations, Digital Economy, Globalization, Technology Tagged With: Big Data, Business Models, Cheetah Mobile, Globalization, Innovation, Mobile Advertising, Mobile App, Slider

How Tujia, ‘China’s Airbnb’, is Different from Airbnb

August 12, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

Four-year-old online vacation rental site Tujia, which is valued at $1 billion, offers Airbnb-like services with unique twists suited to the specific needs, wants and quirks of Chinese travelers.

Filed Under: All Articles, Conversations, Digital Economy, Know China, Technology, The Chinapreneurs, Tourism Tagged With: Airbnb, Ctrip, HomeAway, Sharing Economy, Slider, Travel, Tujia

Linda Hill: “Everybody Has a Slice of Genius”

July 6, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

Linda Hill, author of Collective Genius, believes leaders should create a context in which people are willing and able to innovate

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Conversations, Employment, ExpertSpeak, Know China, Management, The Thinker Interview Tagged With: #Corporate Culture, Entrepreneurship, Hierarchy, Innovation, Leadership, Slider, Steve Jobs, Teamwork

BMW China: Foot to the Floor

July 1, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

BMW China President and CEO Karsten Engel on how China became the company’s largest market globally, and how things are shaping up in the ‘New Normal’.

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Best Practice, Branding, C-Suite Interview, Conversations, ExpertSpeak, Know China, Marketing Tagged With: BMW, Car Dealerships, EV, Lower-Tier Cities, MNC Strategy in China, Slider

Jim Collins on the Building Blocks of Greatness

May 26, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

Jim Collins, author of classics like Built to Last and Good to Great, on great companies, managing in a networked world and leadership

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Conversations, ExpertSpeak, Management, The Thinker Interview Tagged With: Apple, HP, Leadership, Management, Network, Slider

Don Tapscott on Digital Disruption

April 13, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

The Digital Economy warrants a fundamentally new social contract, says Don Tapscott, a leading expert on business and technology issues

Filed Under: All Articles, Conversations, Digital Economy, ExpertSpeak, Know China, Society, Technology, The Thinker Interview Tagged With: Amazon, Business Models, crowdsourcing, Digital Economy, Google, Internet, Slider

Peter Cuneo, Turnaround Superhero  

April 8, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

Peter Cuneo, former CEO of Marvel Entertainment and the man behind seven corporate turnarounds, on what really goes into resurrecting a failing company.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, C-Suite Interview, Conversations, ExpertSpeak, Management, Strategy Tagged With: #Corporate Culture, Business Strategy, Leadership, Slider, Teamwork

The Chinese Property Market Conundrum

January 26, 2015 By Nicole Sy

As the Chinese property market slows and complicates the country’s economic outlook, the government faces a tricky balancing act.

Filed Under: All Articles, Chinese Economy, Know China, Policy and Law, Real Estate Tagged With: Chinese Real Estate, Consumers, Economic Stimulus, Housing Prices, PBOC, Property, Property Bubble, Slider

Who will Be the Next Superpower?

January 12, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

History shows that the world goes through cycles that repeat themselves. And from these cycles emerges the next superpower.

Filed Under: All Articles, Connections, Conversations, Economy, Emerging Economies, Know China, Q&A, Society Tagged With: Aerospace, Africa, Brazil, Economic Growth, India, Power, Slider, Soviet Union, Superpower, US

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