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Sheena Iyengar: Choice Liberates. Or Does It?

October 1, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan

Sheena Iyengar, author of The Art of Choosing, on the limitations of choice—and how to choose wisely.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Conversations, ExpertSpeak, Management, Strategy, The Thinker Interview Tagged With: Choice, Marketing, Mindset, Slider, The Art of Choosing

Hermann Simon on Lessons for Companies from the World Champion

September 17, 2014 By Hermann Simon

Germany is the football world champion. What can companies learn from the success of the German soccer team? Hermann Simon, Chairman of Simon-Kucher & Partners and author of the highly acclaimed Hidden Champions, sees seven important lessons for companies that can be derived from the team’s performance.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Conversations, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Know China, Q&A, Strategy Tagged With: Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Germany, Leadership, Slider, Teamwork

Infiniti China: Taking On the Country’s Luxury Car Market

September 10, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan and Major Tian

Infiniti, a relatively new entrant in China’s luxury automobile sector, is growing at a phenomenal pace. Daniel Kirchert, MD, Infiniti China, talks of the company’s China strategy, competition with the German car makers, and the need to become a ‘social topic’ in China.

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Best Practice, Branding, C-Suite Interview, Conversations, Know China, Manufacturing, Marketing, Strategy, Videos Tagged With: Automobiles, BMW, Chinese Car Market, Daniel Kirchert, Infiniti, Localization, Marketing Strategy, Nissan, Slider, Sponsorship, Video Interview

Face-off! MNCs versus Chinese Companies

September 9, 2014 By Suzanne Edwards

In China’s fast-changing business environment, multinational companies are finding it increasingly hard to compete with Chinese companies. Our experts offer strategy tips that will help MNCs navigate China’s business landscape. Multinational companies (MNCs) in China are finding it hard to navigate what is an increasingly rough terrain. The economy is slowing, the cost of doing business in China is rising, and to add […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, China, Connections, Intellectual Property, Marketing, Multinationals in China, Strategy Tagged With: Business Strategy, Chinese Company, Chinese Market, Competition, Government Regulation, IP, Localization, P&G, Pricing, Slider, Xiaomi

How CEO Zhang Ruimin Reinvented Haier – Three Times Over

September 2, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan

Bill Fischer, author of Reinventing Giants, on how CEO Zhang Ruimin transformed Haier from a lumbering giant into the world’s largest white goods manufacturer—and a world-class brand. China has never been at the forefront of management innovation. Whenever you talk of management innovation, the companies that come to mind are GE, Procter and Gamble, Whole […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Branding, Conversations, Innovation, Management, Q&A, Strategy, Videos Tagged With: Business Model Innovation, Chinese Company, GE, Haier, Leadership, Management, Manufacturing, Quality Control, Slider

The Going Gets Tough for MNCs in China

August 20, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan and Major Tian

A combination of factors such as a slowing Chinese economy, rising costs, lethal competition and increased government scrutiny are changing the dynamics of business for MNCs in China. How should they cope? In the past three decades, China was the place to be for multinational companies (MNCs): a cheap labor force, effective infrastructure and an increasingly […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, China, Chinese Economy, Connections, Finance, Multinationals in China, Strategy, Talent, Videos Tagged With: Baidu, Branding, Chinese Market, Economic Growth, Google, Government Control, Huawei, Human Resources, Li Ning, MNC Strategy in China, Slider, State Owned Enterprises

Understanding the Globalization of Chinese Companies

July 30, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan

Joel Backaler, author of China Goes West, talks of the globalization of Chinese companies and whether or not the West needs to be wary of them. Chinese companies are globalizing at an unprecedented rate. While Lenovo is now the world’s largest PC maker, Haier is the world’s largest consumer appliance manufacturer. Huawei has been giving […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Conversations, Globalization, Strategy Tagged With: Bright Food, Business Strategy, Chinese Brands, Chinese Company, Globalization, Haier, Huawei, Lenovo, MNCs, PC-Plus, Slider, TCL, Weetabix

Adam Grant on Why Giving is Good

July 16, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan

Giving is good, we have all been told. It makes you a good person and it is the right thing to do. Now Adam Grant, Professor of Management at Wharton School of Business, is joining the chorus. Grant, who among other things is also a professional magician and a former All-American and Junior Olympic springboard […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Conversations, Employment, ExpertSpeak, Know China, Management, Strategy, Talent, The Thinker Interview Tagged With: #Corporate Culture, Business Strategy, Give and Take, Hiring, Human Resources, Slider

Why Elon Musk Released Tesla’s Patents

July 7, 2014 By Bennett Voyles

Overnight the maverick electric car company became an evangelist of the Open Source philosophy. Why is releasing Tesla’s patents such a big deal? In the traditional business playbook, one way companies win is to create something useful, patent it, and then make money on their exclusive right to use that intellectual property (IP). Most companies still operate this way […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Best Practice, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Know China, Strategy Tagged With: Apple, Automobiles, Business Strategy, Elon Musk, EV, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Patents, Samsung, Slider, Technology, Tesla

Martin Roll on Building Strong Chinese Brands

July 1, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan

Brand strategist Martin Roll talks about the state of branding in Chinese companies and strategies that will help build truly global Chinese brands. Lenovo. Baidu. Alibaba. Huawei. Haier. Tencent. These are just some of the Chinese companies that have seen phenomenal growth over the past decade or so. But how many Chinese companies have really […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Branding, Connections, Globalization, Marketing, Strategy, Videos Tagged With: Branding, Business Strategy, Chinese Brands, Chinese Company, Globalization, Huawei, Lenovo, Made in China, Marketing, Samsung, Slider

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