Archive for November, 2009

Obama Going Live in Shanghai Town Hall

Sunday, November 15, 2009 21:29 No Comments

While the event took a little extra effort to put together, Obama’s town hall will be broadcast live (click here for the feed from White House). Questions will come from audience, and emails through consultate/ White House Site – too bad he is not tracking the China Smack post  Chinese Netizen Questions For Obama During [...]

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Recession Over. Want to Build in One of China’s New Economic Zones

Friday, November 13, 2009 5:06 No Comments

With the DOW Jones hitting recent highs, and all the economic markers pointed up, it appears that people are beginning to come out of their hibernation as I have received several invitations ffrom government agencies to help promote their Shanghai events. Personally, I will have to sit both out as I will be on the [...]

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If I Could Redeisgn the People’s Square Metro Station

Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:44 12 Comments

Over the years, I have learned few lessons that I would say are more important than avoiding the People’s Square Metro interchange during rush hour. It is perhaps one of the most congested metro stops I have ever had to pass through during rush hour, and unlike in other countries where a basic respect of [...]

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The Myth of Chinese Savings

Monday, November 9, 2009 2:15 4 Comments

In this month’s Far Eastern Economic Review, UBS’s Jonathan Anderson writes a piece entitled The Myth of Chinese Savings, which is a must read (download by right clicking here). Why is it a must read? Simply put, like a financial philosopher (wizard) Anderson has pulled together a very interesting thread of events and trends to [...]

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What to Make of Obama’s Upcoming Trip to China.

Friday, November 6, 2009 1:25 3 Comments

The other day a few of my students and I were commenting on the fact that in a week Obama would be coming to town, and that unlike previous administrations, the first official meeting of new US leadership was occurring on Chinese soil.  That this campfire, unlike some others, was sure to be a hot [...]

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Take Part in the Green Supply Chain Survey

Thursday, November 5, 2009 1:36 No Comments

Following my presentation (click here to view) yesterday at the Supply Chain Council’s 2009 CHaINA conference, I received the below email inviting companies to participate in their annual green supply chain survey. Working closely with the council for the last few years on CSR and sustainability, I encourage you to take the 10 minutes to [...]

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China’s Singular Story

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 1:22 9 Comments

Last week while catching up on TED ’09 videos, I came across Chimamanda Adichie’s presentation, The danger of a single story. It was a presentation that essentially was about how we often times make judgments based on knowing a single point of view, or as she lays out in more detail, are told on a [...]

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Class Update and Call For Partnerships

Sunday, November 1, 2009 18:16 No Comments

For those of you who have been wondering why All Roads has been lite on posts lately, I apologize.  As you may recall I am now a Visiting Professor at CEIBS and last week I had 36 mid semester progress reports submitted for grading. Overall.  I cannot tell you how impressed I am. There have [...]

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