Reconstructing the “Moments” When China and the Global Market Embraced Each Other

Abstract

Professor Zhihong Chen’s book, When China Meets the World: Bilingual Business-Finance Cases (Oxford University Press, 2019)¹

1 Zhihong Chen: When China Meets the World: Bilingual Business-Finance Cases. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 2019. xxxii, 219 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-083769-3

, reflects her unique perspectives and comprehensive knowledge as an historian. Based on a diverse selection of classic business cases and primary sources, her book includes four modules: “The Internet Revolution;” “Disruptive Innovation;” The Strategy of “Welcoming Investment In and Sending It Abroad;” and “Investment Banks.” These modules dive into the essential factors that shape the contemporary Chinese economy and clearly outline China’s magnificent forty-year journey of reformation and opening up to the world. Professor Chen’s work is not only targeted toward MBA students but also toward anyone interested in further understanding and learning from China and its economic history. As for those seeking to foresee the future evolution of the Chinese economy, this book will also prove to be a valuable reference.

Keywords:

• primary source
• strategic competitive thinking
• Porter’s Five Forces Framework
• The Art of War
• cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
• Internet Revolution
• Disruptive Innovation
• strategy of “Welcoming Investment In and Sending Investment Abroad”

Notes on contributor

Yuzhen Gong is Professor of Management, Academic Director for Executive MBA Program and Associate Dean of BiMBA Business School of National School of Development at Peking University. He is the author of many books, among them are Historical Dimension of Management (Beijing: Peking University Press, 2016), The Way of Winning, Sun Tzu’s the Art of War and the Principles for Competition (Beijing: Peking University Press, 2010), and An Analysis of Chinese Strategic Culture (Beijing: Military Science Press, 2002). Correspondence to: Yuzhen Gong. Email: [email protected]

Notes

1 Zhihong Chen: When China Meets the World: Bilingual Business-Finance Cases. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 2019. xxxii, 219 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-083769-3