China In Africa - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2018
Case

Lufax: FinTech and the Transformation of Wealth Management in China

By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Anthony K. Woo

This case examines the rise and competitive positioning of Lufax, an online marketplace headquartered in Shanghai, China, and a pioneer in the origination and trading of financial assets. The company had grown at a remarkable rate, and was awarded “Trading Platform of... View Details

Keywords: Asset Management; Internet and the Web; Competitive Strategy; Situation or Environment; Product Positioning; Financial Services Industry; China

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November 2006
Book Review

The Merchants of Zigong: Industrial Entrepreneurship in Early Modern China

By: Elisabeth Koll

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27 Nov 2013
News

Five Challenges China Must Meet by 2034

2023
Working Paper

State Employment as a Strategy of Autocratic Control in China

By: Jaya Y. Wen

This paper presents evidence that autocrats use state-owned firms to strategically pacify social unrest via employment provision, a role that may contribute to their favorable treatment and persistence across settings. I use variation in a regional conflict between... View Details

Keywords: State Ownership; Employment; Government and Politics; Conflict Management; China

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01 Apr 1999
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Africa Business Club Discusses Continent's Opportunities

The Africa Business Club hosted its first-ever conference at the School on January 30. The relatively new club, founded in 1997 to help increase awareness at HBS of business and career opportunities on the... View Details

19 Mar 2008
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Harvard Business School Offers New Executive Education Program in China

17 Mar 2022
Video

HBS Case Studies: Entrepreneurs of the Middle East and North Africa

13 Jul 2021
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Strategies for Underdogs: How Alibaba’s Taobao Beat eBay in China

25 Apr 2014
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A talent scout for tomorrow’s Africa

In his role as vice president of admissions for the Africa Business Club at HBS, Olujimi Williams (MBA 2015) does more than just acquaint prospective students with the School; he serves as a link to his... View Details

March 2019
Article

The New Silk Road: Implications for Higher Education in China and the West?

By: William C. Kirby and Marijk C. van der Wende

Recent geopolitical events, such as Brexit and the retreat from multilateral trade and cooperation by the USA, have created waves of uncertainty, especially in the field of higher education, regarding international cooperation. Meanwhile, China is publicly seeking to... View Details

Keywords: New Silk Road; Globalization; Higher Education; Global Range; International Relations; Cooperation

Panel Discussion

Chief Executive Officers’ Dialogue: Towards an Agenda for Inclusive Growth in Africa

By: Robert Gumede, Aziz Mebarek, Jubril Adewale Tinubu, Catherine Samba-Panza, Euvin Naidoo, Donald Kaberuka and Lerato Mbele

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2022
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How Does Party-State Capitalism in China Interact with Global Capitalism?

By: Margaret Pearson, Meg Rithmire and Kellee Tsai

Keywords: China; United States

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30 Jun 2010
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China could become business threat to Taiwan

12 Mar 2013
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New Thinking for China

Chen. The son of a scientist and a brain surgeon, Chen learned the value of education at an early age, graduating from an American high school and Boston University before coming to Harvard Business School. After his return to China View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; higher education, teaching, china, social entrepreneurship

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Immersive Field Course: China and Taiwan

By: Willy C. Shih

I designed this course to enable students to examine cross-strait issues between the Peoples Republic of China and the Republic of China—(Taiwan) at a critical juncture. Many products produced for the global marketplace—televisions, computers and computer components,... View Details

13 Jul 2021
Cold Call Podcast

Strategies for Underdogs: How Alibaba’s Taobao Beat eBay in China

Keywords: Re: Felix Oberholzer-Gee; Retail; Technology

27 Jul 2021

HBS Perspectives from China

Please join to hear current students from China discuss the HBS experience. You will have the opportunity to learn more about topics such as academics, recruiting, the social experience, what living in... View Details

November 2016
Supplement

Uber in China: Driving in the Gray Zone (B)

By: William C. Kirby, Yuanzhuo Wang, Shuang L. Frost and Adam K. Frost

Starting in 2014, for two years Uber had fought an intense, costly battle for China’s ridesharing market with well-financed and well-connected domestic Chinese competitors. During this time, Uber also had to respond to an ever-shifting regulatory landscape that looked... View Details