The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a roadmap to creating a significantly better, safer, healthier and fairer world – all before the arrival of 2030. However, as plen… More

While the rate of M&A activity going both ‘into’ and ‘out of’ emerging markets is rapidly expanding, understanding the high rate of completion failures regarding these activities is of vital acade… More

With the ascendancy of economic power in the Greater China region, Asia is arguably one of the most important areas in the world. When considered in combination with the rapid advancement of leadershi… More

A question that rightly consumes much of the attention and predictive efforts of economists, business leaders and academics around the world is whether China will be able to continue its economic deve… More

Amidst the far-flung global consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, China was the only major economy to register positive economic growth. According to the World Economic Outlook released by th… More

Retirement is no longer an end goal for many people, and even when it is, many simply cannot afford to retire “on time.” Nations and firms are now scrambling to adjust to these changes. We need to dis… More

Innovation is the key to success. Innovate or die. Innovation, not emulation. Phrases like these are repeated daily in boardrooms, news broadcasts and articles across the world. The importance of inno… More

Competitive wars can be hugely destructive for the firms who engage in them (and their third-party partners). Most prior studies on the subject have focused on price wars – and what economic factors t… More

Why have house prices in major Chinese cities continued to rise for more than 20 years? CEIBS Professor Sheng Songcheng explores the ups and downs of China’s residential real estate market. More

In China, drinking is a well-recognised part of doing business and facilitating social exchange. Moreover, as the Chinese business world becomes more competitive, drinking is considered to be a benefi… More