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Racing with the Chinese Dragons

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Chinese companies have begun to “go global.” High profile examples include Lenovo’s US $1.75 billion takeover of IBM personal computer business in 2004; Huawei, which has implemented its telecommunications network equipment solutions in over 100 countries, maintains a network of 12 R&D centers around the world; and appliance maker Haier, whose brand ranked 86th in the top 500 most influential global brands (World Brand Laboratory, 2006). Less widely recognized, however, is the fact that scores of other, little-known Chinese companies have begun to carve out significant (and sometimes even dominant) global market shares in numerous industries as diverse as port machinery, medical equipment, and pianos (Zeng & Williamson, 2007, p. 19). This evidence suggests Chinese companies have the potential to powerfully reshape global competition.

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  • Dynamic Capability
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Rollins College Petters Chair of International Business and Executive Director, Rollins China Center, Harvard Kennedy School, USA

    Ilan Alon Dr.

  2. Executive Director of Asia Programs, John F. Kennedy School of Government’s, Harvard University’s, USA

    Julian Chang Dr.

  3. Assistant Professor of the Crummer Graduate, School of Business and the International Business Department, Rollins College, USA

    Marc Fetscherin Dr.

  4. Visiting Professor, Research Fellow, Corporate Governance and E-Commerce, University of Potsdam, Germany

    Christoph Lattemann Dr.

  5. Visiting Professor, Research Fellow, Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Engineering, Harvard University, USA

    Christoph Lattemann Dr.

  6. Director of the Georgia Tech, International Business Education and Research (CIBER), USA

    John R. McIntyre Dr.

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Williamson, P.J., Yin, E. (2009). Racing with the Chinese Dragons. In: Alon, I., Chang, J., Fetscherin, M., Lattemann, C., McIntyre, J.R. (eds) China Rules. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230274181_4

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