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  • December 2008 (Revised June 2010)
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Political and Economic History of the People's Republic of China: An Annotated Timeline

By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, Elisabeth Koll and F. Warren McFarlan
Brief political, economic, and social timeline of China from 1949 to present to give context on and provide overview of modern Chinese history. View Details
Keywords: Economics; Government and Politics; History; Society; China
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Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, Elisabeth Koll, and F. Warren McFarlan. "Political and Economic History of the People's Republic of China: An Annotated Timeline." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-073, December 2008. (Revised June 2010.)

    Building Effective Business Relationships in China

    China's ways of doing business are becoming more Westernized.  But non-Chinese executives still must work hard at building trust in relationships with their Chinese business partners. View Details
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    Building Effective Relationships Across Cultures

    Trust is the foundation of any successful collaborative relationship. In my first stream of research, I draw on the basic distinction between cognition-based versus affect-based trust– that is, trust from the head versus trust from the heart – to better... View Details
    • 06 Jan 2023
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    China was clearly unprepared for reopening after its zero-Covid policy, says Harvard Professor Friedman

    • 2016
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    Africa Strategy of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group

    By: F. Warren McFarlan, Jie Jiao, Dayong Yang and Shanshan Cao
    Founded in 1983, China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. ("CNMC") is one of the earliest and largest global Chinese nonferrous metal industrial enterprises. It has investments and projects in 27 countries and trade networks in nearly 100 countries with a... View Details
    Keywords: Cross-cultural Management; Global Strategy; Globalization; International Business; Strategy Management; Africa; China
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    McFarlan, F. Warren, Jie Jiao, Dayong Yang, and Shanshan Cao. "Africa Strategy of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group." Tsinghua University Case, 2016.
    • 15 Mar 2018
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    China's HNA, shedding debt overseas, is still Hainan's hometown champion

    • 24 Oct 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?

    Exports from Vietnam to the United States have grown significantly since America’s trade war with China began in 2018. At the same time, Vietnam has been importing more Chinese goods. This has led many to question: is “Made in Vietnam”... View Details
    Keywords: by Ana Elena Azpúrua; Manufacturing; Shipping
    • 21 Dec 2011
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    How Expats Should Lead in China

    • December 2011 (Revised May 2012)
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    Heavy Metal (A): Baosteel Enters Brazil

    What is Baosteel, a top Chinese steelmaker, doing in Brazil? The company is responding to the Chinese government's "go global" policy and to the possible rise in iron ore input costs. But steel mills are complex, capital-intensive projects, and Brazil is an emerging... View Details
    Keywords: Global Business; China; Developing Countries; Latin America; Industrial Development; Strategy And Execution; Analysis; Industrial Analysis; Heavy Industry; Country Analysis; Brazil; Economic Analysis; Natural Resources; Infrastructure; Planning; Capacity Planning; Contingency Planning; Demand Planning; Competition; Core Competencies; Corporate Strategy; Strategic Positioning; Five Forces; Bargaining Power Of Suppliers; Globalization; Government and Politics; Policy; Emerging Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Mining; Steel Industry; Mining Industry; China; Brazil
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    Abrami, Regina M., and Iacob Koch-Weser. "Heavy Metal (A): Baosteel Enters Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 912-411, December 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
    • August 2010 (Revised October 2014)
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    Herborist

    By: John Deighton, Leora Kornfeld, Yanqun He and Qingyun Jiang
    Global brands such as L'Oreal and Oil of Olay dominate China's skin care market. A Chinese domestic brand, after some success in partnership with Sephora in Europe, aspires to challenge the French and U.S. brands' hold on the China market. It must decide how to segment... View Details
    Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Competitive Strategy; Segmentation; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; China
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    Deighton, John, Leora Kornfeld, Yanqun He, and Qingyun Jiang. "Herborist." Harvard Business School Case 511-051, August 2010. (Revised October 2014.) (request a courtesy copy.)
    • November 1999 (Revised July 2000)
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    Roly International: Consumer Licensed Products in China

    In this case Roly International, the largest Disney apparel licensee in China, considers how to adapt their distribution channel strategy to the downturn in the Chinese market. View Details
    Keywords: Emerging Markets; Distribution Channels; Brands and Branding; Apparel and Accessories Industry; China
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    Arnold, David J., and Shivani Chand. "Roly International: Consumer Licensed Products in China." Harvard Business School Case 500-050, November 1999. (Revised July 2000.)
    • February 2019
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    Zhejiang Geely Holding Group: Acquisition of Volvo Cars

    By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Willy Shih and Nancy Dai
    Zhejiang Geely Holding Company's acquisition of Volvo cars was widely viewed with skepticism because of the poor track record of cross-border auto industry acquisitions. This case looks at the acquisition and post-acquisition integration from the point of view of... View Details
    Keywords: Merger Integration; Organization Culture; Organization Behavior; Organizational Alignment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Integration; Alignment; Organizational Culture; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Auto Industry; China; Sweden
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    Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Willy Shih, and Nancy Dai. "Zhejiang Geely Holding Group: Acquisition of Volvo Cars." Harvard Business School Case 619-041, February 2019.
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    Overview

    By: William C. Kirby
    A historian by training, Professor Kirby examines contemporary China's business, economic, and political development in an international context. He writes and teaches on the growth of modern companies in China (Chinese and foreign; state-owned and private); Chinese... View Details
    Keywords: China; Internationalization; Educational Policy And Politics; Infrastructure; Government And Business; The Revival Of Family Business In China; China’s Infrastructure Exports: The ‘Belt And Road’ Initiative; Agribusiness; Education; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Governance; Government and Politics; History; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Social Enterprise; Auto Industry; Education Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Asia; Europe; North and Central America
    • 2022
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    The Merits and Limits of China's Modern Universities

    By: William C. Kirby
    China has a long history of advanced learning, but its modern universities are quite young. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, the establishment of Chinese universities based on international models signaled the end of a millennium of promoting talent through... View Details
    Keywords: Higher Education; Education Industry; China
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    Kirby, William C. "The Merits and Limits of China's Modern Universities." Chap. 11 in Making Meritocracy: Lessons from China and India, from Antiquity to the Present, edited by Tarun Khanna and Michael Szonyi, 262–283. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2022.
    • January 2008 (Revised April 2009)
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    Wyoff and China-LuQuan: Negotiating a Joint Venture (A)

    By: James K. Sebenius and Cheng (Jason) Qian
    Through stalled joint venture talks between Pennsylvania-based Wyoff Corp. and China-based China-LuQuan, strategic and cross-cultural negotiation challenges are explored both from American and Chinese perspectives. Wyoff, a leading US chemical company has been seeking... View Details
    Keywords: Joint Ventures; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Negotiation Style; Strategy; Chemical Industry; China; Pennsylvania
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    Sebenius, James K., and Cheng (Jason) Qian. "Wyoff and China-LuQuan: Negotiating a Joint Venture (A)." Harvard Business School Case 908-046, January 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
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    Chao Zeng - Making A Difference

    • 18 Jul 2018
    • News

    No More General Tso's? A Threat to 'Knowledge Recombination'

    • February 2019
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    Volvo Cars: Acquisition by Geely

    By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Willy Shih and Nancy Dai
    Zheijiang Geely Holding Company's acquisition of Volvo Cars was widely viewed with skepticism because of the poor track record of cross-border auto industry acquisitions. This case looks at the acquisition and post-acquisition integration from the point of view of... View Details
    Keywords: Merger Integration; Organization Culture; Organization Behavior; Organizational Alignment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Integration; Alignment; Organizational Culture; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Auto Industry; China; Sweden
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    Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Willy Shih, and Nancy Dai. "Volvo Cars: Acquisition by Geely." Harvard Business School Case 619-042, February 2019.
    • August 2023
    • Teaching Note

    Kunshan, Incorporated: The Making of China’s Richest Town

    By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
    Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 313-103. The case is designed to give the students an understanding of the local Chinese entrepreneurial state and how foreign and Chinese firms have worked with it to create China’s richest small city. The major themes are—local state... View Details
    Keywords: Higher Education; Entrepreneurship; Economic Growth; Economic Systems; Business and Government Relations; Development Economics; China
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    Kirby, William C., and Noah B. Truwit. "Kunshan, Incorporated: The Making of China’s Richest Town." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 324-020, August 2023.
    • 06 Aug 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Are the Olympics a Catalyst for China Reforms?

    confrontationally. What is quite interesting is how even ordinary citizens have taken umbrage at some of the so-called politicization of the Games. We should think about what this means. It suggests that purely raining on the Chinese... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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