Archive for November/2005

Published at Shanghai Daily
Let’s make a guess:
If China is trying to compete with India in this Industry, do they have a competitive advantage?
India’s advantages come from their differentiation: the everyday’s use of English language and, as I have experienced, the impressive analytical skills of Indians. The competitive advantage in cost is probably similar in India and in China.
If China wants to compete internationally they’ll have to consider the improvement of the English language skills of the people working in this industry as a short term objective. Of course, the internal market for Software Outsourcing is probably huge (as everything in China), so maybe they don’t need the international market to start this industry.
My guess is: China will be competing internationally before five years.

.. and I just found news about the tennis masters.
I’ll look somewhere else.

Published at Shanghai Daily
While we are worrying in Europe about cars sales (Seat is currently dismissing 1300 employees), the automotive sector seems to be in good shape in China, where most of the buyers are first time buyers.

Published at Shanghai Daily
The central and city governments will triple the amount of money they spend on scientific research in Shanghai for the next five years to spur innovation ahead of the 2010 World Expo.

Published in Shanghai Daily
The 7th Shanghai International Industry Fair is showing off the latest technologies developed in China.

The Real Instituto Elcano publishes an interesting analysis by Pablo Bustelo about the new quinquennial plan.
It stresses the interest of the Chinese Government on the social dimension of economic growth, in the aim to build an “armonious society”.
(Unfortunately, the text is in Spanish. I’ll post the link to the document in English when it is published.)

After several years going to Miami for the intermediate on-campus period, the International Executive MBA of the Instituto de Empresa is moving to Shanghai.
The International Executive MBA is an on-line programme that has three two weeks long residential periods.
Till June 2005, the intermidiate on-campus periods were done in Miami. From January 2006, they will be done at Fudan University , in Shanghai.
We think this is a great opportunity for our students to start knowing China and their way to do business.
Apart from having exams and classes (as in every MBA), we will have conferences by Fudan School of Management faculty and we will visit several companies.
We will be in Shanghai from January 9th 2006 to January 20th 2006, and we will be more than happy to contact IE Alumni and friends who want toshare their experience with us.