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“New Developments for Japanese and Chinese Firms” Conference in Tokyo Yields Rich Information

At the “New Developments for Japanese and Chinese Firms” conference recently held in Tokyo academic presenters from China, Denmark, Germany, Japan, the United States, and Sweden gathered to discuss their research on a diverse set of topics relevant for Japanese and Chinese firms.

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Will Chinese Companies Conquer the World? Maybe, but maybe not…

Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
Posted: Sep 02, 2016

For diverse reasons, Chinese companies have long been underestimated. Drawing upon his theory of the multinational enterprise based in transaction cost economics, Professor Jean-Francois Hennart argued, however, at the recent 10th annual China Goes Global meeting that such presumptions were ill-advised.

Executive Director Blanchard becomes editor of the Palgrave Studies in Asia-Pacific Political Economy series

The Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations Jean-Marc F. Blanchard has become the editor of the Palgrave Studies in Asia-Pacific Political Economy series. The series aims to publish works, which will be meaningful to academics, businesspeople, and policymakers and broaden or deepen their knowledge about contemporary events or significant trends, or enable them to think in new ways about the interaction of politics and economics in the APR.