New Papers & Columns
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Tips for a Successful Overseas M&A2017-03-21By Jiang Jianqing As the world’s largest exporter and second largest importer, China has a pressing need to upgrade its industrial structure and capacity, address trading partners’ concerns about imb… More
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Journal of Business Ethics | Investing in Chinese Stocks? New Study Suggests Checking the Owners’ Guanxi2017-03-16Investors often find emerging market stocks to be a black box. The enterprises listed on these stock markets operate in environments which tend to have low levels of transparency and governance, and h… More
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Employee Relations | The Best HR Practices to Attract Social Butterflies2017-03-13Among the Google employees surveyed for the 2017 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For List, 97% said they have special and unique benefits. The survey asks employees about their overall job satisfac… More
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Journal of Business Research | The Secret to Unleashing Team Creativity2017-03-03Getting your team to be more creative can often feel like trying to catch lightening in a bottle. New ideas can’t be churned out on an assembly line like cars or refrigerators, and pushing people to b… More
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Personality and Social Psychology Review | Make Friends with Colleagues to Improve your Health2017-02-20Most of us are aware of the health benefits of a good diet and regular exercise. The results of a new study show that our social relationships at work also affect our wellness. In a new meta-analysis… More
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The Economist Intelligence Unit | No Time for Unrealistic Trade Agreements2017-02-09Recent discussion on alternative agreement for international trade to replace what political leaders consider ‘not in the national interest’ has shown the great naiveté of some very senior politicians… More
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Expat, Put Down that Burger!2017-02-06Familiarity, it turns out, breeds a lot more than contempt. It can make it a lot harder for an expat to settle into his new environment and hang on to his new job. “Familiarity in a new country isn't… More
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Microsoft Starts Up2017-02-03The tech giant’s partnership model shows how large companies can work with new ventures to drive innovation. At the Microsoft Accelerator in Beijing, engineers are developing new technologies that cou… More
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The Economist Intelligence Unit | 3 Tips for Foreign Tech Firms to Win in China’s Internet Market2017-01-18Is China’s internet market the next frontier, or a graveyard, for outsiders? While its seemingly vast opportunities continue to hold allure for foreign tech firms, it has been notoriously difficult to… More
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Review of Financial Studies | A Taxing Problem2017-01-13Most multinational companies park their foreign earnings in jurisdictions with favourable tax policies in order to reduce their tax bill. A recent European Commission investigation into Apple’s tax st… More