CEIBS China Knowledge

How will Brexit impact the business of Chinese companies in the UK? What are the challenges of integrating Chinese and European business cultures and practices after a cross-border M&A deal closes? How do Chinese companies learn to navigate through a foreign regulatory environment? In a lively discussion recorded at the CEIBS Europe Forum in London on July 6, 2017, senior executives from Alipay, NVC Lighting UK, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (London) Plc, and the London Taxi Company discuss the challenges Chinese companies face when going global, and share practical examples of how their companies have solved them. The Roundtable is titled “Greenfield Investment: Creating Value for Win-Win Outcomes”. For more information on CEIBS Europe Forum London (as well as the stops in Paris, Munich & Warsaw) please see here.

Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group’s acquisition of the French resort company Club Med, and the acquisition of the UK department store chain House of Fraser by China’s Sanpower Group are both successful examples of the unique ‘light touch’ approach that many Chinese companies take in managing their overseas acquisitions. CEIBS Vice President & Dean Ding Yuan weighs in on the benefits of this approach, and senior executives from these companies share their experiences to illustrate why it has worked in their cases. Managing Director of International Business Development at Deloitte Mr. David Percival moderates  this discussion which was recorded at the CEIBS Europe Forum in London on July 6, 2017 at a roundtable titled “Mergers & Acquisitions: Generous Returns from the Chinese Market”.

Parkland Chair Professor of Strategy at CEIBS Seung Ho Park explains some of his key research findings on ASEAN Champions - strong local firms operating in the ASEAN Economic Community in Southeast Asia, which is set to become the seventh largest economy in the world. Here Professor Park discusses the factors that have enabled these high-performing firms to succeed, and in many cases to beat rival multinational firms. He also shares several examples of these firms in different countries throughout the ASEAN community. For more about Prof. Park’s research on this topic read his book, ASEAN Champions: Emerging Stalwarts in Regional Integration. This lecture was recorded on April 11, 2017 at the 2ndCEMS Corporate Roundtable Discussion on Emerging Markets held at the CEIBS Shanghai Campus, which was hosted by the CEIBS Center for Emerging Markets Studies. The complete agenda for the event is here. For more on the CEIBS Center for Emerging Markets Studies see here.

CEIBS Professor of Finance Cong Wang and his co-authors, Prof. Jarrad Harford of University of Washington and Kuo Zhang of Xiamen University, looked at a sample of US-listed multinational firms that disclose their foreign cash holdings. The findings show that the more cash a firm holds overseas, the lower shareholders value that cash. The researchers also found that firms with large cash holdings overseas tend to under-invest domestically and over-invest abroad. Read more about Prof. Cong Wang's research on this topic here.

CEIBS Professor of Marketing Jeongwen Chiang takes us on a deep dive into China’s sharing economy. Among the topics he explores: why China’s sharing economy is among the most advanced and innovative in the world, which sharing platforms are most popular right now with Chinese millennials, and what criteria venture capital investors use to evaluate sharing economy start-ups.This podcast was recorded during a session at the CEIBS Center for Emerging Market Studies Corporate Roundtable Discussion held on April 11, 2017 at our Shanghai Campus.  You can find a complete event agenda here. Learn more about the CEIBS Center for Emerging Market Studies here.

Most US multinational companies park their foreign earnings in jurisdictions with favorable tax policies in order to reduce their tax bill. For example, Ireland charges 12.5 % corporation tax while in the US it’s 35 %. If a multinational wants to repatriate foreign cash back to the US they need to pay the tax difference. CEIBS Prof. Cong Wang explains this taxation issue and discusses how the Trump administration might help solve it, and what the benefits would be. Read more about Prof. Cong Wang's research on this topic here.      

Why do Chinese companies invest overseas? What is special about Chinese firms going abroad? What challenges are they facing? Philips Chair in Strategy & International Business and Co-Director of CEIBS Centre for Globalisation of Chinese Companies Prof. Klaus Meyer explains. Visit Professor Meyer's website. Read Professor Meyer's column "China's Big Bid for Germany's Industry 4.0 Technology" here Read Professor Meyer's column "Private Equity Helps Chinese MNEs Beat a Path to Europe" here

Is feeding the poor really a good example of corporate social responsibility (CSR)? CEIBS Professor of Economics Bala Ramasamy explains the real meaning of CSR. It may be just as simple as following the labor laws.

CEIBS' David Gosset explains how and why China's New Silk Road initiative will reshape the world.

CEIBS Professor of Marketing Lydia Price, an American, explains what it takes to be a tiger mom in China and what this experience taught her about doing business in the most populous country in the world.