Diversifying the ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has been among the policies that China’s leaders have called for in their continued efforts to reform the country’s economy. But privatizin… More

Haier, the leading Chinese home appliance manufacturer, is a state-owned company that’s existed for the past three decades – practically an eternity in fast moving China! Zhang Ruimin, its current Chi… More

China, India and Russia are experiencing a profound social transition as they enter the “mature market” stage of development. While these leading emerging markets are seeing a rapidly expanding middle… More

Political risk shapes the business environment and influences the course of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows not only at a national level, but also at the level of individual cities, according… More

Understanding the dynamics of how supervisors inspire higher performance levels in their staff, and how staff, in turn, inspire the same in their supervisors has important implications for organizatio… More

When Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee suffered a heart attack in May, investors began to consider the impact that a sudden, accelerated leadership succession might have on the company. Lee is… More

Changes in China’s environmental regulations, the first revision in 25 years, take effect January 1, 2015 with stiffer penalties for companies that flout the law. In recent years, as well, there have… More

Chinese companies have long had the reputation of being imitators. However, new research by Co-Director of the CEIBS Centre on China Innovation, Professor of Strategy George Yip and Visiting Professor… More

Samsung, Apple, Volkswagen and KFC were all the focus of critical reports last year by Chinese media that highlighted quality, safety or warranty issues with their products for Chinese consumers. Thou… More

When considering strategies for entering foreign markets, managers of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) should make achieving local legitimacy a guiding principle in order to work around the institutiona… More