Having conquered China’s smartphone market, Xiaomi now wants to take over your living room—and the world
Innovating in the Networked Organization
The networked organization has changed how business innovates—but will the new system last?
The Xiaomi Business Model: Built to Last?
Xiaomi has attained an enviable position in the Chinese smartphone market. But will its current strategies help it retain its prized spot as it gains scale?
Can Patents Disrupt Xiaomi’s Dream Run?
As it pushes for internationalization, what is Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi up against?
Brain Power: The Patent Buying Spree of Chinese Tech Companies
Chinese tech companies are stocking up on patent purchases, but is it anything more than share price padding?
Business Lessons from the Football World Cup Champions
Why the Germans, winners of the 2014 football World Cup, are so good at the other game the world cares about—business.
CKGSB Knowledge Fall 2014 Issue: The Alibaba IPO and Variable Interest Entities
The Fall 2014 issue of CKGSB Knowledge is out! It has articles and interviews like: COVER STORY: Around the World: In a circuitous way, billions of dollars rely on an international game of legal cat and mouse. China’s top companies use variable interest entities, but now the Alibaba IPO is shining a light on this legal grey area. CHINA BY NUMBERS: From […]
Why Elon Musk Released Tesla’s Patents
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 […]
China’s Drive for Technological Innovation
What is fuelling China’s push towards homegrown tech innovation? It’s the early 8th century and the court of the Tang Dynasty is buzzing. Yi Xing, henceforth to be remembered as famous innovator (and also astronomer, mathematician, mechanical engineer, and Buddhist monk) has just revealed his big invention: the world’s first mechanical clock. He sets the […]
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