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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
Description
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
Description本文在对分子诊断与基因测序相关概念以及文献进行分析和整理的基础上，通过批判分析找到当前研究的空白之处。在此基础上，从理论角度对研发投入、团队背景、应用场景等因素对公司财务绩效的作用机理以及销售模式对研发投入与公司财务绩效关系的调节机理进行分析并提出相关研究假设。利用华大基因、达安基因、凯普生物、金域医学、迪安诊断、艾德生物、透景生命、贝瑞基因等8家分子诊断与基因测序领域上市公司的数据实证了上述研究假设。研究发现：（1）研发投入能够显著促进分子诊断与基因测序公司的财务绩效，但是这种作用效力较小。公司规模和债务水平的提高会降低公司财务绩效，机构投资人持股比例和市场推广费用对公司财务绩效的影响不显著。
（2）创业团队背景的不同并不会导致分子诊断与基因测序公司财务绩效产生差异。
（3）采取直销模式的分子诊断与基因测序公司财务绩效要优于代销和混合模式，后两者公司财务绩效没有显著差异；与代理模式相比，采取直销模式的公司其研发对公司财务绩效的促进作用更加明显，混合模式公司则没有显著差异。
（4）不同产品应用场景的分子诊断与基因测序公司财务绩效，肿瘤的最好，传染病其次，遗传病的排在最后。
ContributorsGuan, Jian (Author) / Shen, Wei (Thesis advisor) / Jiang, Zhan (Thesis advisor) / Sun, Tianshu (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2022
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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
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2019年中国车市增速明显放缓，目前已从中高速转入负增长，客户自然进店越来越少。如何抢占2020销售先机，修炼内功，那必须要想出措施维持销量，从而保住销售业务盈利。截止到2019年6月，中国互联网网民数量已经超过8.5亿人。其中，使用手机上网的群体占比高达99.1%。互联网的快速发展，改变了人们的生活习惯，使生活变得更便捷。购车过程也是如此，客户不是先去展厅，而是通过互联网去了解产品信息，数字营销业务已经成为4S店销售发力的重点，在数字营销部门电销专员在其中起到了承上启下的关键性作用，电销专员的业绩是衡量电销专员作战能力的核心指标，所以对于电销专员岗位业绩归因的研究分析至关重要。
所以本论文将从宏观背景、终端经销商实际调研数据分析两个不同的角度，进行综合性研究。将 “人员选拔”、“能力指标”、“岗位绩效”、“岗位辅导”作为4大自变量，对于因变量“电销专员业绩”的强弱相关性的影响分析，并分析“岗位辅导”与其他三大自变量对于因变量“电销专员业绩”的交互影响，从而建立起终端对于电销专员的最优人员模型。
关键词：互联网，汽车行业，数字营销，电销专员，业绩归因
ContributorsWu, Jun` (Author) / Shen, Wei (Thesis advisor) / Chen, Xinlei (Thesis advisor) / Sun, Tianshu (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2020
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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