Corporate Tax Reform & MNC's Foreign Cash Holdings

Most US multinational companies park their foreign earnings in jurisdictions with favorable tax policies in order to reduce their tax bill. For example, Ireland charges 12.5 % corporation tax while in the US it’s 35 %. If a multinational wants to repatriate foreign cash back to the US they need to pay the tax difference. CEIBS Prof. Cong Wang explains this taxation issue and discusses how the Trump administration might help solve it, and what the benefits would be. Read more about Prof. Cong Wang's research on this topic here.

Chinese Multinationals Going Global

Why do Chinese companies invest overseas? What is special about Chinese firms going abroad? What challenges are they facing? Philips Chair in Strategy & International Business and Co-Director of CEIBS Centre for Globalisation of Chinese Companies Prof. Klaus Meyer explains.

Visit Professor Meyer's website.

Read Professor Meyer's column "China's Big Bid for Germany's Industry 4.0 Technology" here

Read Professor Meyer's column "Private Equity Helps Chinese MNEs Beat a Path to Europe" here

CSR vs Charity

Is feeding the poor really a good example of corporate social responsibility (CSR)? CEIBS Professor of Economics Bala Ramasamy explains the real meaning of CSR. It may be just as simple as following the labor laws.

China's New Silk Road Initiative

CEIBS' David Gosset explains how and why China's New Silk Road initiative will reshape the world.

Being a Tiger Mom in China

CEIBS Professor of Marketing Lydia Price, an American, explains what it takes to be a tiger mom in China and what this experience taught her about doing business in the most populous country in the world.

Business Schools’ Role in Building a Sustainable Future

COP 22 is over, now the work begins. CEIBS Professor of Marketing Lydia Price explains why b-schools need to focus on educating environmentally and socially responsible leaders.

Read Prof. Price's column on Responsible Leadership 2.0 here.

E-Commerce in China: Single's Day - Part 4 - Single’s Day under a Magnifying Glass

Known as Single’s Day, November 11 is an annual e-commerce holiday in China that rivals Cyber Monday in the US in total sales volume.

This is the fourth in a special series of episodes in which
CEIBS Professor of Marketing Jeongwen Chiang explains China's e-commerce landscape and the significance of Single's Day. This interview was recorded November 8, 2016.

Learn more about Single's Day and China's E-commerce landscape.

Read Prof. Chiang's column on how Single's Day is a Big Data boon to Alibaba here.

Read his column about how mobile phone penetration and China's rural consumers are the engines driving e-commerce growth here.

Los Angeles Times on Single's Day 2016

What's it like being a delivery man on Single's Day in China? ABC News Australia reports.