Overview

Marina Zhang addresses her topic with vigor and a touch of involved passion that is often missing from the clinical analyses that frequent the China business bookshelves. The impact of technology on china's development and the way it is so thoroughly informing China's economic and social transformation is a significant insight which Ms. Zhang's book explores in well-researched detail and through fresh eyes. China 2.0 is a cogent and worthwhile addition to any china businessman's or scholar's bookshelf. - Clinton Dines, Former CEO, BHP Billiton China There is no lack of opinions about china, and certainly there is much information. Those that succeed know how to find information that is factual, rich and that can serve as a guide. That is what china 2.0 does. It is a resourceful guide for anyone looking for success in china's booming economy. - Scott Kronick, President, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Beijing Want to reach China's one billion consumers? then China 2.0 will be your indispensible guide to understanding this transforming giant, from leveraging Internet and Web 2.0 channels to working with China's emerging private capital markets. Don't venture into china without it! - Charlene Li, Partner, Altimeter Group, and Co-author of Groundswell A key question in china's evolution towards a fully modern economy is whether it can develop efficient and possibly new types of firm and new social institutions. This will depend heavily on how information comes to be handled. this pioneering book compellingly explores this highly significant new questions. - Gordon Redding, Professor of Asian Business, INSEAD, and Author of The Future of Chinese Capitalism The unique and compelling viewpoint offered by Marina Zhang on the changes in china, and the impact that new and emerging technologies are having in this transformation, makes China 2.0 a positive exception to the question of whether or not the world really needs another China business book. - Michael Ricks, CEO, Investor Growth capital Asia Limited and Former CEO, Ericsson China This book opens the lid on the new era that has begun inside China as it is transformed by the power of new technologies, led by Web 2.0. With insights that only an insider can bring, it deftly highlights the opportunities and challenges for business people, policymakers, researchers and students alike. If reading this book doesn't open your eyes, cause you to abandon old prejudices and lead you to redefine your responses to one of the most far-reaching developments in the world today, then nothing will! - Peter J. Williamson, Professor of International Management, Judge business School, University of Cambridge, and Author of Dragons at Your Door

Full Product Details

9780470824238

Table of Contents

Reviews

P{MARGIN:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:.0001pt;}BLOCKQUOTE{MARGIN-TOP:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;}P{MARGIN:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:.0001pt;}BLOCKQUOTE{MARGIN-TOP:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;} ... perceptive read. - Bloomberg.com This book will be an imperative read for business people, policymakers, researchers and students seeking to understand the new order facing China... - China Daily ... A remarkable book, which should be read by all those trying to understand the effects of the rapid economic, political, and social changes which China is undergoing, and their effects upon the world. - The Berglund Center for Internet Studies Anyone whose life is impacted by engagement with China needs to read this book... - The Chartered Institute of Marketing (Hong Kong)

Author Information

Dr. Marina Zhang has over 15 years of experience in management consulting and executive education in diversified cultural contexts. She works as a management consultant and coach, and lectures at various universities in and outside of China. Her specialty is in high-tech startups, technological innovation in the network economy and cross-cultural management. Marina obtained her bachelor's degree in biological sciences from Peking University, and her MBA and PhD in management from the Australian National University. She is lives in Beijing with her husband and two daughters. Marina is the author of High-Tech Entrepreneurship in Asia (Edward Elgar, 2007). Bruce W. Stening is Professor of Management and Vlerick International Dean to the BiMBA Program in the National School of Development at Peking University. He is the author of six books, including The Chinese Business Environment, and over 60 scholarly journal articles.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available