Restaurant Franchising is an operations strategy that works in various locations around the globe. It is essentially a contractual relationship between a franchisee and a franchisor trading rights and obligations. The franchisee has the right to market the brand and/or…
When the private Chinese computer company Lenovo acquired IBM’s PC unit for $1.75 billion in December 2004, the deal made headlines around the world. But that was only one of a number of high-profile Chinese overseas investments. In January 2003,…
Introduction After decades of debate, China enacted its long-awaited Anti-Monopoly Law on August 30, 2007, the first comprehensive antitrust law in history of the People’s Republic. The law was the product of a result of input from Chinese agencies, academics…
A May 22, 2007 report in the German newspaper Handelsblatt said China’s Chery Automobile wanted to re-examine its agreement to build small cars for Chrysler to be sold in the U.S. under the Dodge brand. In response, Chrysler officials said…
While many American furniture companies are complaining bitterly about the fierce competition from Chinese imports of low-cost home and office furniture, some American companies have quietly begun their business adventure to take over some of China’s own domestic furniture retail…
One of the great challenges facing China in its drive for sustained economic growth is the question of how to integrate the assets and employees of state-owned enterprises into a liberalizing economy. The measures contained within the “Temporary Provisions on…