The Private Equity Invasion of Japan
Ripplewood and others are shaking up a traditionally closed market.
Content: Article | Author: Toshio Aritake | Source: Chief Executive | Subject: International – Asia
Can Chinese Brands Make it Abroad?
The answer is yes, but it won’t be easy.
Content: Article | Authors: Jonathan R. Woetzel, Paul Gao, Yibing Wu | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: International – Asia, Marketing / Sales
What the New Asia Means for Multinationals
Many of the Western multinationals operating in Asia have a head start when it comes to achieving the potential benefits of cross-border integration. They already have an international reach that spans the region through established subsidiaries and experience of how to adapt to local conditions. But arguably the presence many multinationals have established in Asia is more suited to prospering in yesterday’s competitive environment rather … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Peter J. Williamson | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: International – Asia, Strategy
Make Way for Massive Mobile Adoption in India
Asia-Pacific CRM Solutions Market to Grow
Credit Cards Come to China
China VC Market
Japanese fight for their IP rights
No longer content to be subservient and stiffed, the country’s innovators are rising up, and cashing in, with a string of ground-breaking lawsuits.
Content: Article | Source: Red Herring | Subjects: International – Asia, Legal
The View from the East
India’s upstart IT-services firms face their own challenges from their giant rivals in the West.
Content: Article | Author: Justin Wood | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: International – Asia, Outsourcing / BPO
Online Gaming Continues to Grow in Asia
Chinese Search Market
India Telecom Market
Chinese Pharmaceuticals Market
Navigating the Asian markets
The experience of doing business in Asia has been a sobering one for many MNCs – but companies can learn from the mistakes of others if they understand changing consumer behaviour and its strategic implications.
Content: Article | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: International – Asia, Marketing / Sales
China’s many futures
Communist China is morphing into something that will one day become a pillar of global society. In the meantime, foreign investors need to consider the many possible routes the country may take to get there.
Editor’s Note: see related articles, “China’s State-Owned Enterprises: prepare for a turbulent flight”
Content: Article | Authors: Allan Zhang, Giles Chance, Jonathan Story | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: International – Asia
Viruses, IT Market, and Internet Population – China
Dangdang.com is China’s Amazon.com
Dangdang.com claims 800,000 unique visitors and takes up to 4,000 orders a day, more than half these days for DVDs and CDs. The firm’s founder monitors Amazon for new ideas, which she then pinches–and encourages her employees to order from the American firm’s site to get hints for customising her own.
Editor’s Note: this is a topical article without long-lasting business take-aways, but the inside … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Source: The Economist | Subjects: International – Asia, IT / Technology / E-Business | Company: Dangdang.com
China’s Mobile Handset Market
Japan’s New Wave of M&A
The restructuring of Japan, Inc., provides great opportunities for acquisitive foreign companies, but also new challenges.
Content: Article | Author: Till Vestring | Sources: Bain & Company, Wall Street Journal | Subject: International – Asia
A point of light in Mumbai
By developing a low-cost distribution channel, an Indian nonprofit organization can deliver child education and nutrition programs for just a few dollars a child per year.
Content: Case Study | Authors: Atul Varadhachary, Madhav Chavan, Paresh Vaish, Rukmini Banerji | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: International – Asia, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit