China’s online retail sales grew 49.7% to RMB 2.79 trillion last year, prompting Ma Jiantang, head of the National Bureau of Statistics, to comment: “This is where our hope lies.” It was by far the mo… More

In the space of less than four decades Chinese companies have moved from outright imitation to pure business innovation, in parallel with and contributing to the country’s extraordinary growth. The ‘t… More

Corporate speak takes on new meaning in a research study co-authored by CEIBS Professors Shimin Chen and Henrik Cronqvist that looks at how language structure influences corporate decision-making. The… More

When there is turmoil in financial markets, investors become concerned about the effectiveness of securities market regulation, and usually call for more and stricter regulation. A recent example is t… More

Many recent large projects by Indian and Chinese investors don’t seem to fit the usual pattern of what drives foreign investment. Traditionally, the primary motive for most foreign investment projects… More

As China’s economy slows down, many firms cannot service their debt obligations. This isn't abnormal, but what is unusual is that, faced with debt issues, there has been an increasing number of CEOs a… More

“Lowest Economic Growth in over Twenty Years”, “Corruption Scandals Widen in Government”, “Empty Cities and China Overdevelopment”. These are just a few recent examples of the steady barrage of news h… More

We all know the importance of people skills. Cooperating well with others contributes to success in life as well as effective leadership. Academics call this social intelligence. In an effort to bette… More

Ching Ling Foo was the first Chinese to dazzle international audiences with magic. In one of the signature tricks that made him famous at the turn of the 19th century, he would produce a large bowl of… More

China’s unique social conventions make it impossible to apply some western management practices to the Chinese office. To mention just a few culture differences, in China a cultural norm exists to “re… More