Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth
By Navi Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu & Simone Ahuja
Jugaad is a Hindi word that roughly translates as “overcoming hash constraints by improvising an effective solution...
The Oreo Story: How Kraft Turned America’s Favourite Cookie into a Chinese Classic
By Michael J. Silverstein, Abheek Singhi, Carol Liao & David Michael
When Irene Rosenfeld became CEO of Kraft Foods in June 2006, she became the...
Changing Dynamics of Lead Markets: A New Role for Emerging Economies as Innovation Hubs
By Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
Lead markets play a crucial role in the global diffusion of innovations. Innovative firms actively seek access to such...
Monetary Theory in Chinese Historical Thought
By Zheng Xueyi, Zhang Yaguang and John Whalley
This article discusses monetary thought in ancient China from the perspective of more modern Western monetary theory....
The Impact of China’s Growing Influence in Africa
By David H. Shinn
China is not new to Africa but the change over the decades in its relations with the continent is as revolutionary...
Entrepreneurship in China
By Yasheng Huang
By most accounts, China is one of the most entrepreneurial countries on earth. According to the widely cited Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM),...
Making China Your Top Priority
By Gong Li, Henry Egan and Andrew Sleigh
Companies have never had such an array of options when it comes to investment opportunities in the...
A Tale of Two Games: Global Strategies of Multinational Companies in China’s E-commerce Market
By Xin Wang and Justin Ren
Why has there been hardly any successful entry into China’s e-commerce market by western firms? From consumer-to-consumer markets to...
China’s Digital Transformation: The Internet’s Impact on Productivity and Growth
By Yougang Chen, Jeongmin Seong and Jonathan Woetzel
Some 18 months ago, the McKinsey Global Institute published a report on the explosive growth of e-tailing...
China’s Technological Catch-Up Strategy, Energy Use, and CO2 Emissions
By Michael T. Rock
This book looks at China’s technological catch up strategy in four of its energy intensive industries—aluminum, cement, steel, and paper—saved 3.5...
