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In Search of the “China Way”: An Interview with Peter Cappelli

June 13, 2018 By Dominic Morgan

China is now home to many of the world’s largest and most dynamic private companies. But apart from a few exceptions such as Alibaba’s Jack Ma, little is known outside China about the intrepid entrepreneurs who built these business empires, often against astonishing odds. Professor Peter Cappelli at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and author of Fortune Makers: The Leaders Creating China’s Great Global Companies, is trying to change that.

Filed Under: All Articles, Branding, C-Suite Interview, China, Entrepreneurship, Know China, Q&A Tagged With: #Interview, Chinese Company, Entrepreneurship

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

American Entrepreneurship: Vastly Overrated?

June 30, 2015 By Salvatore Babones

American entrepreneurship rates are not that good right now. But is the picture as bleak as it is made out to be?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Employment, Entrepreneurship, ExpertSpeak, Know China, Opinion Tagged With: Employment, Entrepreneurship, Slider, Start-ups, Venture Capital

Starting a Business in China Needs a Strong Adversity Quotient

June 16, 2015 By Major Tian

In this series on The Chinapreneurs, we look at entrepreneurs’ experiences in starting a business in China. In the first one, Kevin Zhao, CEO of Wangli Bank, elaborates on starting up in China’s fast-changing internet finance sector.

Filed Under: All Articles, Banking, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Internet Finance, Social Good, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: Entrepreneurship, P2P, Philanthropy, Slider, Start-ups, The Chinapreneurs

An All-Click-No-Mortar Approach to China’s Fast Fashion Market

May 7, 2015 By Li Hui

Chinese fast fashion brand Handuyishe is beating well-established rivals by focusing exclusively on e-commerce. Why is that a good strategy?

Filed Under: All Articles, C-Suite Interview, Conversations, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Infographics, Know China, Retail Tagged With: Apparel, Branding, Business Models, eCommerce, Entrepreneurship, Online Shopping, Slider, Tmall

Family Business Succession Planning in China

February 23, 2015 By Bennett Voyles

Family business succession planning is always tricky. In China it is also fraught with cultural complexities.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Entrepreneurship, Management, Talent Tagged With: Entrepreneurship, Family Business, Management, Slider, Succession Planning Series

Is There a Start-Up Bubble in China?

February 10, 2015 By Major Tian

Venture capitalists are pouring billions into start-ups and valuations are high. Are these signs of a bubble in China’s buzzing start-up sector?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Entrepreneurship, Finance Tagged With: Entrepreneurship, Funding, Investment, Qihoo, Slider, Start-ups, Venture Capital, Xiaomi

Ed Hess on Building the New Age Learning Organization

October 22, 2014 By Bennett Voyles

To stay relevant in the future, individuals need to learn much more quickly and differently. That entails a different kind of learning organization.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Conversations, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Q&A Tagged With: Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Entrepreneurship, Google, Leadership, Robotics, Slider

The Secret Ingredient in Successful Innovation

October 13, 2014 By Juliet Zhu

How should would-be entrepreneurs scout for innovation opportunities? The key lies in finding industries with ‘friction’ and ‘information assymetry’.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Entrepreneurship, ExpertSpeak, Innovation, Marketing, Opinion Tagged With: Airbnb, Dianping.com, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Kodak, Nokia, Slider, Social Innovation, Tencent

10 Jack Ma Quotes on How to be a Better Entrepreneur

October 9, 2014 By Li Hui

We put together 10 Jack Ma quotes that sum up the Alibaba founder’s business philosophy and his inspiring journey as an entrepreneur.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Entrepreneurship, Management, Strategy Tagged With: Alibaba, Entrepreneurship, Investing, Jack Ma, NYSE, Taobao

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