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RMB or QE? The truth behind the currency wars, and the real threat to the global economy

November 19, 2010 By CKGSB Knowledge

  In 2010, Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega sent ripples through the financial world by voicing something that had been on many people’s minds but remained unspoken: an “international currency war” was on the horizon. In China, those fears go back even farther to 2007, when economist and former advisor to Fannie Mae and Freddie […]

Filed Under: 2010, All Articles, Chinese Economy, Connections, Emerging Economies, Finance Tagged With: Currency, Exchange Rate, RMB, World Trade Organization, WTO

Starbucks: Grinding away at China’s tea culture?

November 4, 2010 By CKGSB Knowledge

For thousands of years, the teahouse has served as the quintessential hangout for the people of China, starting from the Tang Dynasty and continuing through to the late 20th century. However, the younger generation has embraced coffee as the new tea and Starbucks is now the destination of choice. With China’s rapid rise and newfound […]

Filed Under: 2010, All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Consumers, Emerging Economies, Know China, Retail, Society Tagged With: Coffee, Lifestyle, Starbucks, Tea

The Chinese art market, a new investment hotspot

October 26, 2010 By CKGSB Knowledge

While clear signs show the cooling down of real estate transactions and the widely swinging Chinese domestic stock market, passion for investing in Chinese art shows no sign of fading. Both Chinese artworks and Chinese buyers are creating an upsurge in the domestic and international art auction market. ARTRON, China’s largest online art publishing house, […]

Filed Under: 2010, All Articles, Finance Tagged With: Art, Chinese art market, Mei Moses Fine Art Index, Shanghai Stock Exchange, SSE

Global strategies shift amid trends toward local autonomy

September 22, 2010 By CKGSB Knowledge

A New Game Begins A decade after joining the World Trade Organization, China’s foreign direct investment enjoys 40% annual growth. In 2010, China’s FDI was USD 68.8 billion, fifth in the world. According to government figures, over the past ten years, 900 different types of “made-in-China” products have the largest international market share. There were […]

Filed Under: 2010, All Articles, Connections, Economy, Emerging Economies, Globalization Tagged With: Localization, MNC

Pearl River Piano: Building a Chinese brand for the global market

August 28, 2010 By CKGSB Knowledge

Pearl River Piano has been China’s largest piano manufacturer since 1992. Based in Guangzhou, the company has undergone a major transformation from a national brand to a competitive global producer and seller of high quality pianos. Becoming competitive on a global scale meant the necessity of producing the highest quality pianos in order to meet […]

Filed Under: 2010, All Articles, Best Practice, Branding, Consumers, Culture, Know China, Manufacturing, Marketing, Strategy Tagged With: Country of Origin, Localization, MNE, OEM, Original Equipment Manufacturer, Pearl River Piano, QC, Quality Control

Organizational localization: The holy grail for Chinese firms

August 23, 2010 By CKGSB Knowledge

Executives from top multinational corporations give students a glimpse into strategies for localizing operations and decision-making in China during a private roundtable discussion sponsored by Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB). Participants discuss growing local autonomy, increasing competitiveness and reaching long-term objectives. Bring Over the Brains More than three decades after the first multinational […]

Filed Under: 2010, All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Globalization, Management, Strategy Tagged With: eBay, Localization, MNC

New challenges and opportunities for MNCs in China

July 29, 2010 By CKGSB Knowledge

MNCs in China are facing more difficulties amidst increasing competition, and they feel they are losing advantage. How can they find their way out of this? In December, French dairy giant Danone SA announced its suspension of its Shanghai yogurt production factory, although it will continue operations of its Beijing factory. A spokesperson for the […]

Filed Under: 2010, All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Finance, Globalization, Policy and Law, Strategy Tagged With: BestBuy, Dairy, Danone, GE, General Motors, Luxury Goods, MNC, Motorola, Nestle

Innovation in China: still awaiting transformative leaders

June 24, 2010 By CKGSB Knowledge

Innovation accounts for a sizable portion of economy-wide growth in productivity, especially in high-income countries. According to the 2011 World Intellectual Property Report ‘the Changing Face of Innovation’ recently released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), innovation-driven growth is no longer the prerogative of high-income countries alone. Low and middle-income economies including China have […]

Filed Under: 2010, All Articles, Best Practice, Chinese Economy, Innovation, Management, Policy and Law, Strategy Tagged With: R&D, World Economic Forum

New highs for Peak and Chinese Sportswear ahead?

March 31, 2010 By CKGSB Knowledge

This December, Peak Sport Products Co, a leading sportswear-maker and distributor in China, signed endorsement contacts with basketball players CJ Watson of the Chicago Bulls and Sam Young of the Memphis Grizzlies for a total of 12 National Basketball Association spokespersons. The company traces its roots to a start-up led by the 55-year-old Xu Jingnan […]

Filed Under: 2010, All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Know China, Marketing, Retail, Sports Tagged With: Adidas, Apparel, Nike, Peak, Peak Sports Products Company, Sportswear

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