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This study investigates three issues that are relevant for the development of multinational investment banks in China. The first is about the domestic market conditions that are necessary for a country to develop multinational investment banks. The second issue is about the degree to which China has met these conditions. The last issue focuses on the potential strategies Chinese investment banks can undertake to become multinational corporations.
To address the first issue, I draw an important distinction between international investment banks and multinational investment banks. For an international investment bank to be regarded as a multinational, I propose that it must have a strong presence (i.e., holding at least one percent of the market share) in at least two of the seven major capital markets in the world. Using this criterion, I identify 25 multinational investment banks. I then analyze their home countries’ domestic market conditions and propose that the following six factors are important to the development of multinational investment banks: the size of the home country’s gross domestic product (GDP), the total capitalization of its domestic security market, the number of its Global 500 firms, the volume of its foreign direct investment (FDI), the internationalization of its currency, and the openness of its capital market to foreign investors.
By comparisons, I find that China’s domestic market conditions are comparable to the home countries of multinational investment banks with respect to the size of GDP, total market capitalization, the number of Global 500 firms, and the volume of FDI. What China lags behind are the internationalization of currency and the openness of capital market to foreign investors. Given the current trends of development, it is very likely that China will be able to catch up on the latter within ten years, thus meeting all the conditions necessary for the development of multinational investment banks.
Based on the above findings, I suggest that Chinese investment banks seize this historical opportunity, speed up the internationalization of their businesses, and learn from the experiences of global industry leaders to become truly multinational corporations.
To address the first issue, I draw an important distinction between international investment banks and multinational investment banks. For an international investment bank to be regarded as a multinational, I propose that it must have a strong presence (i.e., holding at least one percent of the market share) in at least two of the seven major capital markets in the world. Using this criterion, I identify 25 multinational investment banks. I then analyze their home countries’ domestic market conditions and propose that the following six factors are important to the development of multinational investment banks: the size of the home country’s gross domestic product (GDP), the total capitalization of its domestic security market, the number of its Global 500 firms, the volume of its foreign direct investment (FDI), the internationalization of its currency, and the openness of its capital market to foreign investors.
By comparisons, I find that China’s domestic market conditions are comparable to the home countries of multinational investment banks with respect to the size of GDP, total market capitalization, the number of Global 500 firms, and the volume of FDI. What China lags behind are the internationalization of currency and the openness of capital market to foreign investors. Given the current trends of development, it is very likely that China will be able to catch up on the latter within ten years, thus meeting all the conditions necessary for the development of multinational investment banks.
Based on the above findings, I suggest that Chinese investment banks seize this historical opportunity, speed up the internationalization of their businesses, and learn from the experiences of global industry leaders to become truly multinational corporations.
ContributorsLiu, Xin (Author) / Chang, Chun (Thesis advisor) / Shen, Wei (Thesis advisor) / Chen, Hong (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015
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The current study combines field study, survey study, and public financial reports, and conducts an in-depths comprehensive study of the cost of the global tire industry. By comparing the price and the total cost structure of standardized tire products, we investigate Chinese tire industry’s global competitiveness, especially in light of China’s fast increasing labor cost. By constructing a comprehensive cost index (CCI), this dissertation estimates the evolution and forecasts the trend of global tire industry’s cost structure. Based on our empirical analysis, we provide various recommendations for Chinese tire manufacturers, other manufacturing industries, and foreign trade policy makers.
ContributorsZhang, Ning (Author) / Zhu, Ning (Thesis advisor) / Shen, Wei (Thesis advisor) / Chen, Hong (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015
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This thesis starts with an analysis of the current situation of the pharmaceutical industry in China, and discusses the strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pharmaceutical industry in China. It elaborates on the rationale for the development of the mergers and acquisitions of the pharmaceutical SMEs. Then a literature review is provided on the causes of corporate mergers and acquisitions such as the economies of scale, synergistic effect, transaction costs, market power, and strategic diversification.Next,the thesis analyzes the underlying rationale for the M&A transactions in the pharmaceutical industry in China, and explores the likely path of successful value creation for pharmaceutical SMEs in China. Specifically, with five in-depth case studies of M&A transactions of pharmaceutical firms, this thesis reveals the critical success factors leading to value creation and growth in the practice of mergers and acquisitions of the pharmaceutical SMEs in China.
ContributorsZhou, Yan (Author) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Chen, Hong (Committee member) / Shen, Wei (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015
Description创新型企业在上市前很难从公开市场获得宝贵的资金支持，往往会通过股权融资来解决企业发展的资金问题。为了探究创新型企业上市前如何选择股权融资，本文从创新型企业股权融资的行为选择角度出发，通过构建实证模型分别探究创新型企业股权融资的股权分配和资金性质选择。本文通过实证研究发现：（1）上市前股权融资的股权份额越大，参与股权投资的机构数量越多，各家投资机构获取股权份额的离散度越大，该轮融资领投机构获得股权份额越小，这与委托-代理理论一致，与信息不对称理论不一致。（2）在上市前股权融资时，相比于国有成分比例较低的企业，国有成分比例较高的企业会选择更高比例的产业投资资金，这有力地支持了融资约束假说，与信息不对称矛盾。
ContributorsCao, Yun (Author) / Shen, Wei (Thesis advisor) / Wu, Fei (Thesis advisor) / Hou, Kewei (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2021
Description自2018年下半年以来，全球主要经济体复苏动力减弱，全球经济下行风险加大，全球贸易环境趋紧，局部金融风险增大，地缘热点地区的博弈依旧激烈。2020年新型冠状病毒疫情全球蔓延，世界经济复苏遭遇阻力。黄金作为一种古老的货币，其不仅拥有商品属性，还兼具有货币属性和金融属性，其避险功能和保值效果能有效分散家庭资产组合的非系统性风险。本文利用23个全球主要黄金市场国家的面板数据，从黄金资产配置收入效应和替代效应、避险动机、金融市场不确定性、文化差异等角度分析家庭黄金商品配置（黄金饰品）和家庭黄金投资品配置（黄金条块）的影响因素。其次针对中国高净值人群资产配置展开问卷调查，主要关注高净值人群风险偏好、金融素养等因素在家庭资产中配置黄金的影响。
本文发现的主要结论是：（1）人均收入水平高的国家，家庭黄金资产配置比例越低，即居民整体收入越高，居民黄金资产配置越低；（2）十年期国债名义年化收益率、国家主要股票指数收益率对家庭黄金资产配置比例不具有显著影响，在通货膨胀率较高的国家，家庭居民会选择消费更多黄金饰品而非购买黄金投资品来提升黄金资产的配置比例；（3）全球金融市场风险较高时，家庭通过购买黄金投资品来配置黄金资产的比例显著提升，即各国居民面对全球金融市场风险时，会选择配置黄金资产来规避风险；（4）受到东亚文化辐射越深入的国家，家庭黄金投资品的配置比例和家庭黄金饰品的配置比例越高；（5）高净值人群风险偏好水平的提升，家庭资产配置黄金的可能性偏高，但是高净值人群黄金配置比例与风险偏好水平无显著相关性；（6）高净值人群金融素养水平的提升，家庭资产配置黄金的可能性偏高，但是高净值人群黄金配置比例与金融素养水平无显著相关性。
ContributorsYang, Hong (Author) / Shen, Wei (Thesis advisor) / Wu, Fei (Thesis advisor) / Hou, Kewei (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2021
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In this study I investigate the organizational mechanisms (pathways) through which strategic investors can help a firm improve performance. Many commercial banks in China have recently invited foreign banks as strategic investors since China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), hoping to gain managerial and technological knowhow from the foreign banks. Using Shanghai Pudong Development Bank as a representative example, I conduct an in-depth qualitative analysis about how the joining of Citi Bank as a strategic investor has helped the local Chinese bank improve its financial performance. On the basis of a comprehensive review of the relevant literature, I first develop a theoretical model that describes the organizational mechanisms (pathways) through which foreign strategic investors can influence the local bank’s performance. Specifically, by participation in corporate governance, the foreign strategic investor can have a positive influence over the local bank’s strategy development, operational targets, incentive systems, and organizational culture, which consequently lead to improvements in the local banks operations and financial performance. I then use a case study method to substantiate the logic and the pathways of the model with the detailed information collected from the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank and Citi Bank strategic alliance. The results are consistent with the model’s descriptive validity.
ContributorsLiu, Xinyi (Author) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Thesis advisor) / Chen, Hong (Committee member) / Shen, Wei (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015