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Global Insights: Focus on China
Stanford Graduate School of Business
In Collaboration with Singapore Management University

Thank you for your interest in Global Insights: Focus on China.  This program is not currently being offered.  If you are interested in a program of this nature and would like to be updated as more information becomes available, please email Robin Sieben, Associate Director of Programs, at sieben_robin@gsb.stanford.edu.

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This program prepares senior managers to meet the unique challenges of working in Asia by providing frameworks for structuring their intuitive understanding of business fundamentals such as strategy, people, operations, finance, and marketing.

Led by world-renowned faculty from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Singapore Management University, participants will engage in interactive lectures, group work activities, case study analysis, panel discussions with key industry leaders, and on-site corporate visits to Asian businesses. The program is enriched with guest speakers and panels of practitioners who will interact with participants and share their expertise regarding successful business practices in Asia.

Highlighted Sessions

Chinese Political Economy
Politics play a critical role underlying China's growth and market potential. This session will examine the patterns and sequence of reform in the economy, why particular property rights forms were selected in China's corporate restructuring, and why others were not. It will help identify key political actors, especially at the local levels, and it will explore the incentives that drive them and the constraints and problems that they face.

China's Bright Economic Future - and Its Problematic Political One
China has been on a high-growth path for 30 years, but can it continue? China's economic policies are sound, yet it remains-on average-a poor country. Barring a serious disruption, China's growth rate should remain strong. In addition, the Chinese people have more individual freedoms than ever before, but one large question remains: When will this economic development lead to political freedoms?

Other Selected Sessions

• Chinese Culture, Foreign Policy and Impact on Business
• Managing Business: East versus West
• Leadership and Cross-Cultural Management in China
• Silicon Valley in China
• AT&T China: Entry Strategies

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Program dates, fees, and faculty are subject to change. If a program is cancelled, Stanford will refund the program tuition in full but is not responsible for travel, accommodations or other expenses incurred by the participant.