Creative legitimacy
Social ventures in authoritarian countries should combine ‘protective disguise’ with ‘harmonious advocacy’, says study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School. Dr Jochem Kroezen Social ventures provide increasingly important services in countries seen as “authoritarian”, but have frequently aroused suspicion and…
Growth theory
A broader look at how multinational enterprises grow profitably over time. How do multinational enterprises (MNEs) grow and prosper? The topic has fostered hundreds of research papers since the 1959 publication of a watershed book, The Theory of the Growth…
Understanding the cross-section of international equity markets
Dr Argyris Tsiaras A large literature in international finance has established the relevance of a wide array of frictions in financial investments across borders leading to the concentration of equity investments within national borders (home bias in equity portfolios) and…
Asia Today: Two business schools to launch Executive Education programmes
Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) and the University of Cambridge Judge Business School will work together to launch two executive education programmes in 2020 focusing on innovation and international management. The two programmes are designed to stimulate business model…
Executive Education announcement in China
Peking University HSBC Business School and Executive Education at Cambridge Judge Business School together launch executive education programmes. Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) and the University of Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS) announced today (December 20, 2019) that they…
China cost innovation
Unconventional organisational processes, not only lower-cost talent, have led to cost innovation among Chinese companies, says a new study co-authored by Peter Williamson and Eden Yin of Cambridge Judge Business School's Cambridge Centre for Chinese Management. The cost advantage of…
Business lessons from China
A new Cambridge Centre for Chinese Management launches at Cambridge Judge Business School to study world-beating Chinese firms and what the West can learn from them. A new Cambridge Centre for Chinese Management (CCCM) has launched at the University of…
Chinese firms going global
Chinese firms are becoming more global as they debate whether to become public companies, says Professor David De Cremer of Cambridge Judge Business School. Companies that go public in the US can create plenty of attention, with the CEO ringing…
Speaking up in Chinese companies
Chinese culture usually avoids conflict, but speaking up following the failure of new product development can help future projects and yield valuable workplace lessons, says new study co-authored by Professor David De Cremer of Cambridge Judge Business School. In China,…
Affordable value innovation
For multinationals, the real prize in developing countries is in 'good enough' rather than high-end products, which can be very profitable, says Professor Jaideep Prabhu of Cambridge Judge Business School. From food to electronics to pharmaceuticals, major companies and brands…
