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SOE Reforms: Why it is Better to go Slow

September 30, 2015 By Major Tian

Everyone knows that China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are in dire need of reform. However, it seems the government wants to take its time through the reform process. The State Council’s recently released guideline document on SOE reforms hasn’t set any deadlines or quantifiable targets. Rather it seems to stress upon the importance of not rushing through or forcing any immature reforms. There’s a reason for that. Any attempt to speed up implementation of reforms at Chinese SOEs can have devastating consequences. We explain why.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Know China, Policy and Law Tagged With: Reform, State Capitalism, State Owned Enterprises

British Chip Designer ARM on How to Win in China

October 27, 2014 By Suzanne Edwards

Allen Wu, chip designer ARMʼs Greater China President, on how the company is navigating Chinaʼs increasingly treacherous environment for foreign companies.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Digital Economy, Intellectual Property, Know China, Manufacturing, Talent, Technology Tagged With: Business Models, Government Control, Huawei, IBM, Industry, Microsoft, Multinational Company, Slider, Smartphone, SOEs, State Owned Enterprises, Xiaomi

Should the West be Afraid of China’s State Capitalism?

October 15, 2014 By Major Tian

The popular notion is that state-owned enterprises are very powerful in China. To what extent is that true? Are fears of China’s state capitalism overblown?

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Finance Tagged With: Alibaba, Chinese Economy, Economic Growth, Economic Reform, Private Sector, Slider, SOEs, State Owned Enterprises, Telecommunications

Nicholas Lardy on the Five Misconceptions About China

October 14, 2014 By Major Tian

Do state-owned enterprises still hold sway over the Chinese economy? Economist Nicholas Lardy responds to that question, and lists out the five common misconceptions about China.

Filed Under: All Articles, Chinese Economy, Connections, Economy, Videos Tagged With: Chinese Economy, Coal, Exports, Monopoly, Natural Gas, Nicholas Lardy, Slider, SOEs, State Owned Enterprises, Telecommunications

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

The Ascent: How China’s State-Owned Enterprises Can Stay Competitive

August 21, 2013 By Suzanne Edwards

SOE, Management

China’s state-owned enterprises are making progress in honing competitiveness, despite political burdens In 2008, the seaport city of Duluth, Minnesota was catapulted to the gravitational center of US politics and foreign affairs. The state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) announced plans for one of its subsidiaries to acquire Duluth-based general aircraft manufacturer, Cirrus. There […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Chinese Economy, Management Tagged With: Slider, SOE, State Owned Enterprises

Download the June 2013 issue of CKGSB Magazine: Future of Freemium

July 1, 2013 By CKGSB Knowledge

You are invited to download the June issue of CKGSB Magazine. You’ll enjoy articles and interviews like: COVER STORY: The Future of Freemium: In light of the recent debate over whether WeChat should start charging its users, CKGSB Magazine takes a close look at the freemium model in which a company provides the bulk of its services […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Technology Tagged With: 3G, 4G, Automobiles, Bottom of the Pyramid, Freemium, IPOs, Jingdong, Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Lenovo, LinkedIn, Lower-Tier Cities, Magazine, Mobile, Real Estate, Rothschild, Skype, Slider, State Owned Enterprises, Stockmarket, Stuart Hart, WeChat

A History of Private Enterprise in China

March 21, 2013 By CKGSB Knowledge

In December 1978, China began a series of economic reforms collectively termed as the “Reform and Opening Up” policy led by Deng Xiaoping, through which the country embraced “socialism with Chinese characteristics”. Since then, China’s policy makers have walked a winding path towards prosperity, herding the nation’s behemoth state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and an increasingly vibrant private sector in […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Connections, Economy, Infographics, Joint Ventures, Policy and Law, Winning in China Tagged With: Deng Xiaoping, Infographic, Private Enterprise, Private Sector, Reform and Opening Up, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Slider, SOE, SOEs, State Owned Enterprises, World Trade Organization, WTO

Banking Reform: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

January 18, 2013 By Liu Jing

China should adopt a measured but determined approach to banking reform.   There is no doubt that banking reform must happen in China. With more than 80% of China’s leverage coming from banks, and lending going predominantly to large state-owned enterprises (SOEs), growth is not likely to take its traditionally strong foothold in small- and medium-sized […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Banking, China, Chinese Economy, Connections, Economy, ExpertSpeak, Opinion, Policy and Law Tagged With: Banking Reform, State Owned Enterprises

Invisible Hand Revealed: Pork Barrel Politics

May 23, 2012 By Brian Viard

CKGSB, Brian Viard

Why would a steel company get into a wildly-unrelated area such as pig breeding?

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, ExpertSpeak, Finance, Invisible Hand Revealed, Strategy Tagged With: Diversification Strategy, Economy, Invisible Hand Revealed, SOEs, State Owned Enterprises, Wisco

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