Doing Business in China

General characterization

Prerequisites

n/a 

Bibliography

Kroeber, Arthur (2016), China's Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know, ISBN-13: 978-0190239039

Kynge, James (2006), China shakes the world: ISBN-13: 978-0-618-70564-1; ISBN-10: 0-681-70564-3

Long, A. V. W. and C. Kwan, 2006, The Seven Disciplines for Venturing in China, MIT Sloan Management Review Vol 47, No. 2.

Magni, M. and Y. Atsmon, 2010, A Better Approach to China¿s Markets, Harvard Business Review March 2010.

Martin, Jacques (2012), When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order: Second Edition publ : Penguin Books ISBN-10: 0143118005, ISBN-13: 978-0143118008

Plafker, T, Doing Business in China (2008), publ. Business Plus; Reprint edition (July 21, 2008) ISBN-10: 044669696X; ISBN-13: 978-0446696968

Shambaugh, David (2013), China goes global, Publ. Oxford University Press : ISBN-13: 978-0199860142;

ISBN-10: 0199860149 Shambaugh, David (ed) (2012), Charting China¿s Future, publ. Routledge ISBN: 9780203817421

Breslin, Shaun (2013), China and the global political economy publ. Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 978-1-137-35520-1

Whitler, Kimberly (2019), What Western Marketers Can Learn from China, Harvard Business Review Magazine, May 2019

Haley, U.C.V., Haley, T. Subsidies to Chinese Industry: State Capitalism, Business Strategy, and Trade Policy Hardcover (2013) OUP USA; ISBN-10: 0199773742; ISBN-13: 978-0199773749 

Teaching method

The course will use a mixture of background reading, contemporary articles, videos and case studies.

Each of the 6 modules will be for one week, with each class being 1.5 hours, 2 times/week.

Each class will typically comprise three parts: c.30 mins lecture format (introduction to the topic, key points etc), c.50-55 mins case study/class discussion, c.5-10 mins prep and introduction for next class topic.

A class register will be used to select students for group discussion of answers to case studies at the start of the trimester. This will help ensure all students contribute to group learning and all are able to be assessed for class contribution.

The case studies to be discussed in class will typically be as follows:

Provided to students in advance as an assignment. Students will prepare Q&A based on the assignment to be raised and discussed in class. The students will be divided in class into equal groups and each group will prepare to answer/discuss the questions listed Other class students will contribute opinions, all to be moderated by the lecturer, with key discussion points captured and highlighted. 

Evaluation method

60% of the total assessment will be on individual contribution and 40% on group contributions

Group - 10% Weekly Case Study Groups class participation (inc preparation, questions, answers)

Group - 30% BBAT case study groups and group presentation (inc preparation, report, presentation, delivery, Q&A)

Individual - 35% Individual Exam (mandatory). The exam will cover several topics from the course material. Individual - 15%

Individual Peer Evaluations from Group Work

Individual - 10% course particpation (inc class attendance, engagement in and out of class) 

Subject matter

Students with a specific interest in China and /or the contemporary dynamics of international business should consider studying this unit. The 6 modules progress week-on-week to build an understanding of Doing Business in China: Specifically, the 6 modules will cover: The background to the extraordinary economic rise of China China: role today in global innovation and technological change (including in the context of Covid-19) Contemporary geo-political and geo-economic consequences of the rise of China The current US-China trade war and challenges for US firms doing business in China The importance and future roles of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan The rise and importance of BAT (or now BBAT) : Baidu, Bytedance, Alibaba, Tencent Throughout the course, students will be exposed to a broad mix of case studies across different business sectors in China (inc tech, airlines, financial services, hospitality). This will include the challenges for established western businesses in China (eg Amazon, Google, Starbucks), as well as for Chinese companies looking to expand in the west (eg Huawei, TikTok). 

Programs

Programs where the course is taught: