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China Faculty Study Trip: Companies
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Click on the link below to review the company website when available as well as articles and reports about the companies.
The companies are listed according to your travel itinerary 
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in the order you will visit each company.
Company articles and websites
Beijing:
- Boston Consulting Group - China was first established in 1990 in Hong Kong. The Greater China Practice now comprises four offices-Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Taipei, with more than 150 staff serving clients primarily in the Greater China region.
Review of Boston Consulting Group [
PDF 7.78KB] - Kroll Inc. is a risk consulting company that has been in business for over 30 years. The risk consulting company is made up of business units such as background screening; security services; corporate advisor corporate advisory & restructuring services; technology services; and identity fraud solutions.
Review of Kroll Inc. [ PDF 8.69KB]
Articles on Kroll Inc. [ PDF 12.5KB]
- People's Bank of China is the central bank of the People's Republic of China with the power to control monetary policy and regulate financial institutions.
Review of People's Bank of China [ PDF 8.63KB]
Articles on People's Bank of China [ PDF 15.3KB]
- Chinese Olympic Committee is a non-governmental, non-profit national sports organization with the objective of developing sports and promoting the Olympic Movement in the country. It represents China in handling international affairs related to the Olympic Movement. It is the sole representative of the whole country's Olympic Movement in its relations with the International Olympic Committee the Olympic Council of Asia and other international sports organizations, as well as all National Olympic Committees.
Review of Chinese Olympic Committee [ PDF 17.1KB]
Articles on the Chinese Olympic Committee [ PDF 12.0KB]
- Google China subsidiary of Google, Inc., currently the world's largest Internet search engine company. Listed; Google China has around 500 staff.
Review of Google China [ PDF 8.41KB]
Articles on Google China [ PDF 15.0KB]
- Lenovo Group Limited is the largest Chinese personal computer manufacturer and in the Asia-Pacific region as of 2006. Listed, revenue $13 billion, 19,000 employees producing PCs
Review of Lenovo [ PDF 38.7KB]
Articles on Lenovo [ PDF 15.4KB]
- Baidu is a popular Chinese search engine which can search text and images. As of January 2007, since at least as early is fourth in Alexa's internet rankings, with a market share of 52 percent. Listed revenue about $120million,1,000 employees, internet searcher) Chinese: (NASDAQ: BIDU)
Review of Baidu [ PDF 47.2KB]
Articles on Baidu [ PDF 14.9KB]
- Worksoft is a China-based provider of IT outsourcing services to North America, Europe, and multinationals in China. Worksoft offers software applications integration, application development and maintenance, software product development, quality assurance and testing, globalization and localization, and business process outsourcing services to global clients.
Review of Worksoft [ PDF 17.1KB]
Articles on Worksoft [ PDF 26.5KB]
- Sequoia Capital
is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm now investing in China.
Review for Sequoia Capital - China [ PDF 12.6KB]
Articles on Sequoia Capital - China [ PDF 12.1KB]
- Zhanzuo is a social network for China's college students.
Review of Zhanzuo [ PDF 21.2KB]
- PetroChina Company Limited (SEHK: 0857, NYSE: PTR) is the listed arm of China National Petroleum Corporation is China's largest producer of oil. Its largest foreign shareholder is Berkshire Hathaway (1.3% owned at the end of 2004).
Review of PetroChina [ PDF 44.8KB]
Articles on PetroChina [ PDF 16.3KB]
Shanghai:
- Fosun is a private conglomerate in China. The company was founded in 1992 through the merger of through the merger of Forte Land and Fosun Pharmaceutical.
Review of Fosun [ PDF 34.7KB]
Articles on Fosun [ PDF 12.5KB]
- SAP Labs China was officially established in November 2003. It has developed into one of the eight largest SAP Labs, and is one of the fastest growing of the SAP subsidiaries.
Review of SAP Labs China [ PDF 12.0KB]
Articles on SAP Labs China [ PDF 15.4KB]
- Ford Motor Company China is a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents.
Review of Ford Motor-China [ PDF 9.92KB]
Articles on Ford Motor-China [ PDF 12.6KB]
- Walmart - China Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the largest retailer and largest company in the world based on revenue. Wal-Mart entered the Chinese market in 1996. The first Supercenter and SAM'S CLUB were opened in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. As of December 2006, there are 73 units in 36 cities.
Review of Wal-Mart-China [ PDF 10.4KB]
Articles on Wal-Mart-China [ PDF 15.3KB]
- Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC ) is a Chinese automobile manufacturer which ranks third among the "Big Five" Chinese automakers. SOE listed, SAIC partnered with General Motors to form Shanghai GM, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile, and the Pan-Asia Technical Automotive Center. SAIC also partnered with Volkswagen Group in the formation of Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive. Phil Murtaugh, Sloan fellow is currently VP of the Group, revenue in 2004: $11.5 billion, about 50,000 employees.
Review of SAIC [ PDF 14.7KB]
Articles on SAIC [ PDF 13.2KB]
Chinese Auto Market Overview [ PDF 25.6KB]
- BP China deals with production and import of natural gas; supplying aviation fuel; importing and marketing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); retail service stations; lubricants; solar power installations; joint venture chemical plants and the sale of chemicals technology.
Review of BP China [ PDF 8.33KB]
Hangzhou:
- Alibaba (private, co-branded with Yahoo China, founded by Jack Ma) is China's leading e-commerce company, operating the world's largest online marketplaces for both international and domestic China trade, as well as China's most popular online payment system, AliPay. Alibaba.com also owns and operates Yahoo China, which it acquired in October, 2005.
Review of Alibaba [ PDF 17.0KB]
Articles on Alibaba [ PDF 14.0KB]
- Focused Photonics (private, founded by Sloan Fellow, analytical instrumentation)
Review of Focused Photonics [ PDF 10.0KB]