The middle market has become the battle ground between foreign and local firms in emerging economies. Many foreign investors have in recent years been earning healthy margins in the premium segment, y… More

Sustainability in China has been a topic of many conversations for years now. The failure of China and the US to come to agreement in Copenhagen in December 2009 focused even more attention on the top… More

Selling the family home is an emotionally charged process at every stage. Besides concerns about the new owners and any changes they might make to the property, family members may disagree on how to h… More

In terms of automobile production and sales, China is No. 1 in the world, with about 22 million vehicles sold in 2013 alone. But can you name many Chinese car brands? With an overwhelmingly domestic m… More

China’s Internet boom appears to have far more significant economic, social, and business implications than the US Internet bubble of the late 1990s . Hardly a day goes by without surprising news on d… More

Having started with economy hotels in 2005, Ji Qi, Founder of the China Lodging Group, gradually brought in midscale and upscale properties into his portfolio. This case looks at how he did it. The au… More

Arch-rival Internet giants Tencent and Alibaba back the taxi-hailing apps Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache, respectively, and were operating them on the assumption that they follow the “winner take all” pr… More

East Asian societies face an interesting paradox: while people and firms often rely on personal connections or private relations to conduct businesses or deal with government, many loathe such clandes… More

This case study looks at how O.C.T. Mami, China's leading maternity wear brand, has to balance online and offline sales, so that they complement each other rather than compete. The authors are Li Shan… More

Is there no end to market disruption by online technologies?  It began with traditional book stores and transactions for consumer goods. Now art auctions, car reservations, and loan delinquencies are… More