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Cheung Kong GSB News
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Sichuan
Relief Efforts
Between May 25 and May 28, a group of volunteers led by Cheung Kong GSB Associate
Dean and
Sichuan
native
Xue Yunkui
visited
Dujiangyan, Sichuan
Province, taking urgently needed medicine to the earthquake-hit area.
Meanwhile, Dean Xiang took part in the Olympic torch relay
at Huangshan in
Anhui
on May 30, having first auctioned his torch for charity.
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Asia Society in
Tianjin
A Cheung Kong GSB delegation
attended the 18th Asian Corporate Conference from May 28
-30 in
Tianjin
. The conference, co-organized by Asia Society and Tianjin Municipal People's Government,
featured political and business leaders from
China
,
India
,
Singapore
,
Indonesia
,
Australia
, US, and
Europe
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Cheung Kong Research
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Professor
Mei Jianping
Avoiding Investment Opportunism
Most Chinese financial investment companies
have taken serious risks in 2008 with the sub-prime crisis in the
US
market affecting their prospects. Good speculative investment should consider long-term
investment prospects, strategy, and the global managerial team needed to implement
success.
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in Chinese
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Professor Ou Jihong
Win-Win Supply Chain Management
Creating a win-win supply chain
management (SCM) situation requires the establishment of a comprehensive information
system integrating both the up and downstream suppliers. It also needs a leader
capable of planning, operating, and overcoming common problems.
Toyota
has been widely accepted as one of the most successful models, inspiring domestic
enterprise with troubled experiences with supply chain integration.
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Professor Zhou Chunsheng
China Should be Cautious of Adjusting Energy Prices
Price of energy resources in China
has been constantly undermined under the circumstance that 'made in China' sometimes
equals lower resources as well as lower labor force cost - the foundation of China's
energy strategy. At first glance, the lower energy cost strategy could result in
a crisis of excess capacity. However...
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Chinese
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Faculty Updates
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Professor Zhang Yan
from
Rice
University
in
Houston, Texas
, will be in residence at the Cheung Kong Beijing Campus from June 1-30. A professor
of strategy, Dr. Zhang's areas of specialization include CEO succession, corporate
governance, global strategic alliances, and multinational companies' operations
in emerging markets.
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Cheung Kong
Recent Events
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Philosophy for Breakfast
Professor
Tu Weiming lectured on Identity Politics
in Chinese Cultural Spheres, assessing Chinese culture as a
multi-layered phenomenon with as much development outside mainland
China
as within. He urged more coordinated action on the Tibetan issue so as to demonstrate
the cultural maturity of
China
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Shanghai
HR Forum
Cheung Kong
GSB Professor
Elizabeth Weldon
led a discussion on Making HR Strategic
with over 30 Shanghai-based human resource directors from
leading global corporations including Philips, GlaxoSmithKline, AIG, and Intel on
May 15 at the Four Seasons Hotel,
Shanghai
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Executive Roundtable
China
General Managers from leading global corporations including News Corp., Shell, Apple,
and Tata joined Cheung Kong Dean
Xiang Bing
and faculty at an executive roundtable on May
12 in
Beijing
to discuss alliances with local partners and the evolving strategic role of
China
as both a supply base and a consumer market.
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Art Investment Forum
Professors
Mei
Jianping
and Michael Moses spoke to an audience of over 200 at the 2008 Cheung Kong Art Collection
and Investment Forum on May
10 in
Beijing
. Forum speakers included Xiaoming Zhang, Director of Sotheby's
Chinese
Contemporary
Art
Department
in
New
York
, who shared her insights into opportunities and challenges in Chinese Modern Art
Investment.
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Global
Media Mentions
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May 30
- Business Week: Olympic Sponsors Cheer the Home Team
Read more
May 23 -
Financial Mail: Asset Classes,
Art Appreciation
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Cheung Kong MBA News
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MBA inbound program
25 Carlson School of Management MBA students spent
two weeks in
Shanghai
from 18 May. They worked with 16 Cheung Kong MBAs on a new Polaroid product launch
project. Each group completed 100 surveys in shopping malls and universities, collecting
valuable first hand data for the project. On May 29, the Vice President of Polaroid,
Scott Bayles, came to the Campus to witness the presentations delivered by the mixed
teams from Carlson and Cheung Kong.
Read more
The Cheung Kong MBA CV book is ready
To receive a copy of the graduating MBA class CV book,
please email Gavin Liu at wyliu@ckgsb.edu.cn
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Cheung Kong
EMBA News
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Spring 2008 EMBA Class
Cheung Kong GSB welcomed over 240 incoming EMBA students,
its largest incoming class ever, in a ceremony that featured speeches from Cheung
Kong Dean
Xiang Bing
, CEO of LG Electronics (
China
) Nam K. Woo, Cheung Kong Economics Professor
Li
Wei
, and student representatives talking about their efforts for
Sichuan
earthquake survivors.
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Cheung Kong Exec Ed News
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China CEO Programs
55 top Chinese entrepreneurs came together for class
in the first week of May in
Hong Kong
. The four day module kicked off the 2008 Cheung Kong China CEO and Finance CEO
programs, and saw synergy created between leaders of fast-growing domestic service
industries, financial groups, and world-renowned business school academics.
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General Managers Program
Over 50 general managers of Chinese companies
attended the first module, Growth Strategy and Innovation Management, of the General
Manager Program on May
16 in
Beijing
. The five-module program aims to help corporate decision-makers see more potential
and new opportunity to upgrade their business.
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Alumni News
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Zhang Xiangqing, an alumnus of the Cheung Kong China CEO class, contributed RMB 100
million to the government disaster fund during the CCTV earthquake relief show on
18 May. A native of Tangshan city, Zhang Xiangqing lost both parents in the 1976
Tangshan earthquake, and explained his special bond with Sichuan earthquake survivors
because of his upbringing in the 'phoenix city'.
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Cheung Kong
e-River
is a monthly business education newsletter featuring past and future news, research,
events and school activities
Cheung Kong GSB was founded by Li
Ka-shing, whose flagship company is Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited.
Cheung Kong is Cantonese for Yangtze River, the
6,211km
river flowing through
the heart of
China
, and
a
key symbol of Chinese civilization
Known in Mandarin as
Changjiang Shangxueyuan
[长江商学院], Cheung Kong GSB offers a soft power approach
to global business
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Upstream
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Key Upcoming Dates
June 11,
Beijing
Campus
Rivalry
for Breakfast
with former Economist editor Bill Emmott, talking about his new book,
Rivals: How the Power Struggle between
China
,
India
and
Japan
will Shape our Next Decade.
To attend, register your
name and affiliation with
Heather Mowbray
at HeatherMowbray@ckgsb.edu.cn
as soon as possible.
June 15, Shanghai
Professor Talk by
Prof. Chen Yaru
Leading
& Managing in the Global Business Environment
June 21,
Beijing
Professor Talk by
Prof. Liao Jianwen
From the
Classroom to the Boardroom
Read more about Cheung Kong MBA events
June 30, Shanghai
Executive Roundtable Reception for leading country managers
to discuss
China
in their companies’ worldview
To attend, email Jennifer Wang at
juanwang@ckgsb.edu.cn
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More School Activities
June 10-July 10,
Korea
I'm going to
Shanghai
! Competition
Open to potential Korean MBA applicants,
www.freechal.com will host a Cheung Kong
video competition on the topic:
My China Dream. Videos can be shot using Korean, English
or Chinese, or a mix of all three.
June 24- 27,
Spain
EMBA Study Tour
A group of 20 Cheung Kong EMBA students
will visit the
Madrid
campus of IE Business School for one week in June, attending classes and company
visits, and gaining a feel for the business environment in one of the most vibrant
cities of
Europe
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July 6-10,
Beijing
UCLA Inbound Program
50 EMBA Students from UCLA Anderson School of Management will attend class
and visit MNCs and local companies during their one week program in
Beijing
, with time for making connections with their
China
alumni and Cheung Kong alumni after class.
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Forthcoming Faculty Activities
July 23-24,
Hangzhou
2008 Finance Research Summer Camp
Organised by Cheung Kong GSB jointly with
MIT and
Tsinghua
University
, this research summer camp will bring together scholars on
China
finance including Cheung Kong Professor
Mei Jianping
for a two day forum at
Hangzhou
's
West Lake
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New Programs
September 2008,
Beijing
China
Country Manager Program
A new English language program for core
management of multinational corporations operating in Asia Pacific and
China
, the Cheung Kong China Country Manager Program will start on September 18, 2008.
Presidents, CEOs and General Managers will meet for three modules in
Beijing
,
Shanghai
and Sanya, gaining comprehensive knowledge of Chinese economic development in the
context of emerging markets.
To apply, contact Jennifer Wang at
juanwang@ckgsb.edu.cn
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