China’s Semiconductor Market
Inventing Japan, 1853-1964 (A Modern Library Chronicles Series)
Cool, informed historical primer from journalist-novelist Buruma (The Missionary and the Libertine, 2000, etc.), tracing Japan from its opening to the West in 1853 through its transformation into a militaristic state to its reemergence as a peaceful, pacifistic host of the 1964 Olympics. From start to finish, this concise narrative unfolds in dense ironies. In the 19th century, Commodore Matthew Perry’s interpreter observed that the … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Ian Buruma | Subjects: History, International – Asia
Reversing Japan’s Downward Spiral
New research estimates that taxpayer liability for the Japanese financial crisis will total at least 24 percent of Japan’s GDP.
Editor’s Note: this article is a bit topical, but the issues addressed and the importance and longevity of the topic lead me to include it.
Content: Article | Author: Anil Kashyap | Source: Capital Ideas | Subjects: Economics, International – Asia
A Passage From India (Infosys)
Infosys has emerged as a titan of the global software industry by carefully designing and constructing a unique corporate culture. Continued growth will test the quality and soundness of the company s architecture.
Content: Case Study | Authors: Arun Kumaraswamy, Monica Malhotra, Raghu Garud | Source: STERNbusiness (NYU) | Subjects: Industry Specific, International – Asia | Industry: Software
What Do Asian Mobile Phone Users Want, Have?
CINCO (A): Challenging Traditions and Charting Reform, (B):Turf Wars
The road to reform in China is paved with detours and dangerous curves. Among the hazards are the traditional values that thrived under state run rule, but which now serve to slow progress. Looking at the case of CINCO, one of China’s oldest and largest insurers, Sarah Meegan and Professor Steven White show how the best intentions can be stymied by intractable cultural … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Authors: Sarah Meegan, Steven White | Source: INSEAD | Subjects: International – Asia, Organizational Behavior | Industry: Insurance | Company: CINCO
Hidden Power
The reports of Japan’s economic death are widely exaggerated. The country possesses huge wealth and technological savvy. American CEOs ignore the opportunity at their peril.
Read a counterpoint (Japan’s Woes Far From Over) at:
Content: Article | Author: William J. Holstein | Source: Chief Executive | Subjects: Economics, International – Asia
India-From emerging to surging
In a decade, the country could more than double its gross domestic product per capita-but only if its government and people act quickly and decisively.
Content: Article | Authors: Amadeo M. Di Lodovico, Shirish Sankh, Vincent Palmade, William W. Lewis | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Economics, International – Asia
Spotlight on John Child
In this issue of Spotlight, Professor John Child speaks to editor Sarah Powell about the challenges of establishing successful joint ventures in China.
Content: Article | Source: Emerald Now | Subjects: International – Asia, People
Airpork – From Zero to Hero: What Next?
A 1998 livestock virus in Malaysia left a gaping hole in the pork market in Singapore, a country that relies solely on imports for its pork consumption. Into the gap stepped Australia, one of the world’s largest exports of meat and livestock. Intent on being more than just a short-term solution, Australia’s pig farmers took the opportunity to brand its product and succeeded … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Authors: Paddy Padmanabhan, Ulla Fionna | Source: INSEAD | Subjects: International – Asia, Marketing / Sales | Company: Airpork
Nine Opportunities to Achieve Supply Chain Excellence in Asia
Depending on the country and the industry, supply chains in Asia lag three to five years behind the West in terms of creating efficiencies and improving effectiveness. Accenture’s Supply Chain Management experts identify nine specific opportunity areas to close the performance gap and create a competitive advantage.
Content: Article | Authors: Robert Easton, T. Bing Zhang | Source: Accenture | Subjects: International – Asia, Operations
Wireless in South Korea
CP Group: From Seeds to ‘Kitchen of the World’
Thailand’s CP Group became Asia’s largest agro-industrial company through the development and geographic expansion of its vertically integrated system. In this new Case Study, Professor Peter Williamson and Keeley Wilson explain how CP build the capabilities required for success and used alliances and joint ventures to expand beyond its core business and into processed foods.
Content: Case Study | Authors: Keeley Wilson, Peter Williamson | Source: INSEAD | Subjects: Industry Specific, International – Asia | Industry: Agriculture | Company: CP Group
Internet Subscribers in Japan, by Access Technology
Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. – Honda’s Entry into the Chinese Car Market
When Peugeot pulled out of its partnership with the Guangzhou Automobile Group in 1997, it left behind slow sales, a decrepit factory filled with 20-year-old equipment, and 1,600 exasperated employees. In this new Case Study, Professors Philippe Lasserre and Ming Zeng, and Hiromi Hinata tell how Honda turned this picture around.
Content: Case Study | Authors: Hiromi Hinata, Ming Zeng, Philippe Lasserre | Source: INSEAD | Subjects: Industry Specific, International – Asia | Industry: Automotive | Company: Honda Motor Company
Cracking Down on the Chaebol
The SK case may signal a new drive against corporate crime in South Korea
Editor’s Note: though a topical article, some of the underlying issues discussed are of value to those without extensive knowledge of South Korea and the chaebol system.
Content: Article | Author: Moon Ihlwan | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: International – Asia
India Is Living Up to Its Promise
After years of false starts, its companies are finally starting to soar.
Content: Article | Author: Manjeet Kripalani | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: International – Asia
Thunder from the East: Portrait of a Rising Asia
These Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists from the New York Times present unusual perspective on the lives of ordinary people in Asian countries. This is an outstanding overview of the state of the region for executives wanting to understand how Asia will evolve in the 21st century.
Content: Book | Authors: Nicholas Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn | Subject: International – Asia