CEIBS China Knowledge

The mobile payment is one of the segments in which China is actually moving much, much faster than the US market. Americans would be surprised at how deep the penetration is for WeChat Pay and Alipay in China’s mobile payment business. Apple Pay is definitely not a first mover in China; they have to work very hard to increase their penetration ratio of the payment terminals here. CEIBS Prof. of Management Yu Zhang explains the key differences in mobile payment between China and the US.

Are Sino-Western megadeals more likely to be blocked by regulators in China, the US or Europe and which deals are most at risk? Answers from CEIBS Dean Professor Ding Yuan, an expert on globalisation of Chinese companies.

There has been a big boom in e-commerce and what we call the online-offline arena. But recently many companies have been unable to sustain their cash flows or financing and they’ve had to close their business. CEIBS Professor of Management Yu Zhang explains the keys to a successful business model in this sector in China.

Globalisation isn’t ALL about the big names. Author of Born Globals, Networks and the Large Multinational Enterprise,CEIBS Professor Shameen Prashantham explains how small companies can punch above their weight by leveraging networks & partnering with large multinational companies. Read Prof. Prashantham's latest column on how globalisation benefits entrepreneurs in The Conversation.

The right networking skills can help entrepreneurs eying the global market. Author of Born Globals, Networks and the Large Multinational Enterprise, CEIBS Professor Shameen Prashantham on how to leverage connections. Read Prof. Prashantham's latest column on how globalisation benefits entrepreneurs in The Conversation.

CEIBS Assistant Professor of Management Emily David explains why she loves the field of psychology and how her research has covered everything from behavior on the international space station to expat choices in Bolivia and now Shanghai.

CEIBS Professor of Management Yu Zhang's research looks at the interaction between the capital market and firm strategy in terms of how capital markets influence the strategic decisions made by companies and their managers, and how it shapes the way they compete with other firms. Here he explains some of his findings, which show that in almost all industries – whether it’s in the US or in China, developed or developing countries – the pressure to meet or beat analysts’ forecasts or earnings pressure is causing managers to engage in more short-term-oriented behaviour which creates problems for firms to really perform well in the long-term.

Traditional business models are being transformed by Supply Chain Financing (SCF) and Internet technologies. CEIBS Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management Zhao Xiande explains how SCF works, and who stands to gain.

CEIBS Prof. of Management Yu Zhang takes a look how small or start-up companies can challenge large players in the market.

The Chinese yuan officially became part of the IMF’s basket of currencies on October 1, 2016. CEIBS Professor of Economics and Finance Xu Bin explains the significance of this event for China and the rest of the world.