Archive for November, 2009
5 Characteristics of Successful Companies in China
Monday, November 30, 2009 0:33 4 CommentsLast month as part of some advisory work, I was asked to speak to a panel of executives from an American firm who were on their exploratory trip to China. Typical to many speeches, I was asked to provide my thoughts on what made companies successful in China, and what I thought were likely to [...]
Old EU Is Happy With Current RMB. For Now…
Sunday, November 29, 2009 19:49 No CommentsGiven it was less than 2 weeks ago that Obama, and his full team, were in China discussing the value of the RMB with senior officials, this morning’s WSJ headline China Talks With the EU About Yuan caught my eye. Equally interesting is that while US exports have benefitted from the current situation, the EU [...]
If I Could Redesign People’s Square Metro Station – Part III
Thursday, November 26, 2009 4:17 No CommentsFollowing the previous two posts on how I would make improvements to the metro line, Part 1 and Part 2 here, I have another easy one that came to me while I was in the station looking for a map that would effectively plot where I needed to go. I was on the way to [...]
Light Week @ All Roads Ahead
Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:58 1 CommentJust a quick note to let everyone know the next week is going to be a light one as I am in Copenhagen speaking at a pre-COP15 conference. I still owe you all my thoughts on Obama’s visit, and I am working on that… and another metro post, but that will probably be the sum [...]
Transfer Pricing in China
Friday, November 20, 2009 10:23 No CommentsWhile in university, and while at Thunderbird, I was exposed to the academic model called transfer pricing. For many firms, it was a key tool for repatriating profits. while for others, it was a way to hollow out a local operation. In China, they are tough on firms who go to far, and when I [...]



