New Papers & Columns
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Family Values Vital To Successful Corporate MarriageSelling 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… 更多
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What's Driving China's Auto Industry?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… 更多
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Can China Reach Full Potential Of Internet Technologies?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… 更多
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Case Study: How China Lodging Group Climbed the Country's Hotel PyramidHaving 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… 更多
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Lessons from the Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache Taxi-App MergerArch-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… 更多
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Governance Paradox In East Asia: Too Many Rules In Fast-Changing SocietiesEast 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… 更多
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Case Study: Balancing Online and OfflineThis 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… 更多
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Should Taobao Sell Banks' Bad Debts?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… 更多
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Internet Plus: Can Mobile Commerce Fuel China's Economy?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… 更多
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The 'Three Phases' Of Chinese InnovationIn 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… 更多