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China is attempting to maintain a vast manufacturing base, develop a market of 1.3 billion consumers and create the capacity to provide the world with high-value goods and services-all at the same time. Companies that want to succeed in that country will need strategies that enable them to respond accordingly.

Content: Article | Authors: Andrew Sleigh, Hans von Lewinski | Source: Outlook Journal (Accenture) | Subject: International – China

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China’s performance in meeting its key social challenges shows how far it has come and how far it has yet to go.

Content: Article | Author: Jonathan R. Woetzel | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: International – China

Many multinationals expanding into China’s inland cities become caught in a “value trap.” Mounting losses follow initial investments. Fragmented markets and immature distribution systems confront local managers. China experts Jim Hemerling and Hubert Hsu present options for avoiding this common pitfall including: a new business model grounded in cost reduction; a better perspective on China’s non-urban consumer; and the opportunities creative partnering with local companies … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Hubert Hsu, Jim Hemerling | Source: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Subject: International – China

The conventional wisdom says that China is the biggest story of our time. Now, as India goes through a similar process characterized by historically high rates of growth and further integration into the global economy, it appears that the path it follows will influence the global economy and business environment. Perhaps, then, India is the next big story.

Global business leaders believe that they must have … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Ira Kalish | Source: Deloitte | Subjects: International – Asia, International – China

Global players aren’t in China just to pursue growth. They are also there to compete head-on with the Chinese. But the biggest challenges multinationals encounter in China are often self-generated, because they fail to commit themselves fully to the effort. To keep from getting sidelined, China-bound companies must prepare to do business outside the big cities, make sure the home organization is motivated to support … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: George Stalk Jr., Hubert Hsu | Source: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Subject: International – China

This report sets forth the organizational practices and design principles of companies that are operating successfully in rapidly developing economies, particularly China and India. Whether global companies are currently engaged in sourcing, manufacturing, selling, or conducting R&D in these markets-or, very often, doing all four-they are finding the task of organizing their activities there a significant challenge.

Content: Article | Authors: Arindam Bhattacharya, David C. Michael, Jim Hemerling, John Wong | Source: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Subjects: International, International – China

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With reliable data hard to come by, creating a winning marketing formula for China can be a head-scratching exercise.

Editor’s Note: this is the first article in a special report on China. I also recommend the article, “It’s Not What You Know…” and the PDF “Not All Markets Are Created Equal”

Content: Article | Author: Constantine Von Hoffman | Source: CMO Magazine | Subject: International – China

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The world’s biggest factory is also a fake goods hotbed. Here are 13 ways to protect your company. The second in a CSO series on counterfeiting.

Content: Article | Author: Todd Datz | Source: CSO Magazine | Subjects: International – China, Risk Management

Multinational corporations increasingly see China as a vital part of their global operational network, but opportunities for discussing the challenges this poses are few. In this special report, experts at the Boston Consulting Group and Wharton weigh in on such issues as developing management talent, R&D operations, sourcing of high-tech and traditional goods, and logistics. In addition, the CEO of TCL, one of China’s largest … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: International – China

This article takes you through a thought process which helps you narrow down your choices from thousands of possible sites in China to the one that will bring you success in the market place. It presents both the quantitative and qualitative food for thoughts and is designed to help in your decision making in doing business in China.

Content: Article | Author: Michael Chu | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: International – China

In this article, the authors discuss why the West still doesn’t “get” China. They begin by discussing how multinational companies tend to manage China from the outside (Hong Kong and Singapore are close but not close enough). They also point out that the Chinese locals are becoming increasingly capable players and, therefore, more competitive.

Less visible reasons why companies languish in China are equally important. Most … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: F. Nikolaus Soellner, Guy Bouchet, Lian Hoon Lim | Source: Kearney | Subject: International – China

Local companies are now the key competitors to beat in carving out a share of China’s rapidly growing market. For foreign multinationals, it’s time to try out some new strategies, because the old ones are running out of steam.

Content: Article | Authors: Ming Zeng, Peter J. Williamson | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subject: International – China

An interesting dialectic is currently being played out in China: The state is continuing its age-old tradition of preserving order while a much newer force, free-market capitalism, and a previously unheard of phenomenon, a middle class, are slowly creatin

Content: Article | Author: Gordon Redding | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subject: International – China

Just as Western managers have learned to do business with the chaebol and keiretsu, business groups in North Korea and Japan, along comes the challenge of climbing another learning curve, doing business with the qiyejituan, business groups in China. Managers will get a leg up on the learning curve by reading this comprehensive primer on getting along with business groups in China.

Content: Article | Authors: Jane W. Lu, Xufei Ma | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subject: International – China

The 21st century has been described as “China’s century” and it is not hard to understand why. Since Deng Xiaoping initiated a program of path-breaking economic reform in 1978, China has experienced the most rapid modernization of any society in recent times. Companies are queuing up to invest in China, lured by the prospect of competitive labor costs and vast market potential. No fewer than … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Accenture | Subject: International – China

With the world focused on its rapid development, China has generated both excitement and concern among investors, policy makers and potential business partners. Now that global corporations have gained access to Chinese markets, they are concentrating on stability and sustainable long-term progress. Against this backdrop, the Wharton China Business Forum recently brought together business leaders and academics to discuss China’s strategic plan for continued growth. … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: International – China