"Poorly Made in China – An Insider’s Account of the Tactics Behind China’s Production Game" by Paul Midler is an interesting look into the personal experiences of an American manufacturing middle-man consultant working in Pearl River Delta. The book was sent to me for review and I must say that although I’ve read quite a [...]
Dell, one of the world’s leading PC companies, has been struggling with the China market and figuring out how to appeal to the Chinese consumers. Being a late entrant to an already competitive market filled with dominant local companies, such as Lenovo, has led to a very poor bottom line performance in China suggesting a [...]
Not too long ago, an MBA class at HKUST that I’m taking had a guest speaker – Alexandra Harney – the author of a book called "The China Price". The main message was that "we", as "future managers", should also take into consideration the human cost of doing business in China and that behind the [...]
Mattel, the world’s largest toys company, has been facing some rough challenges in recent years due to some safety scandals revolving toy design and manufacturing in China. During June 2007 Mattel was forced to massively recall toys due to loose magnets and excess lead found in some of the Mattel toys that posed immediate danger [...]
Cheung Yan (Zhang Yin 张茵) is an amazing demonstration of the Chinese market opportunities and potential success. China’s most wealthy person and one of the world’s most powerful female managers, Cheung Yan has moved from nothing to everything in record speed. This quick analysis of Cheung Yan and her Nine Dragons empire is based on [...]
Things have not been easy for Walmart in China. Some things just don’t seem work in China as well as they did in the US. Actually, China isn’t the first location Walmart’s been facing difficulties at, with the pullouts from Germany and South-Korea. This quick analysis of Walmart in China is based on a case-study [...]
Danone vs. Wahaha is one of the more well-known cases of "western" companies failing a Joint Venture (JV) with a local Chinese partner. This following quick analysis is based on a case-study I read for the "Doing Business in China" course at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology‘s Management of Organizations titled “Danone & [...]
A "Doing Business in China" seminar was held at the Tel Aviv University (TAU) this week. Topics included "China-Israel business connections", "Chinese business culture", "How to start up a business in China", "Doing IT in China", "Farming technology for China" and "Diamond sales and marking in China". Unlike other business seminars on China in Israel, [...]
