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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
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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克服外来者劣势是提高新兴市场企业国际化绩效的关键，本文从高管团队构建视角出发，采用多案例比较研究，提炼了新兴市场企业在国际化进程中实施高管团队构建的过程模型，并分析了不同模式与不同阶段的国际化推进机制。新兴市场企业国际化的高管团队构建将经历“配置-适应-融合”三个阶段，配置是企业根据国际化基础与扩张需求选拔内外部高管的阶段，适应是内外部高管成员互动、交流并进行成员动态调整的阶段，融合是内外部高管成员合为一体、形成新组织结构与组织制度的阶段。同时，根据高管团队的核心领导力量的不同分为“内部适应模式”与“外部培育模式”。内部适应模式下，企业从内部选拔具备创业精神与学习适应能力的管理者作为内派高管，并在国际市场引入兼具专业特长与综合管理能力的海外高管，通过内派高管持续学习吸收海外高管的经验知识，最终形成以内派团队为领导核心，实现战略一致、分工有效、利益协同的国际化经营团队。其中，内派团队的创业精神、学习适应能力、沟通协调能力是提高国际化绩效的关键。外部培育模式下，企业在具有国际出口基础的市场上选拔具备创业意愿、专业能力与行业声誉的海外高管，并在内外部团队并行发展的过程中，有意识地促进双方融合并培育海外高管的创业能力，最终形成以海外高管为领导核心，实现战略协同、资源互补、愿景一致的国际化经营团队。其中，海外高管的创业意愿与沟通协作能力是实现团队融合的关键。
此外，在不同高管团队构建阶段，外来者劣势缓解与国际化绩效提升的机制有显著差异。配置阶段，高管特征与国际扩张战略诉求匹配是提升团队绩效的关键；适应阶段，国际身份塑造、社会网络扩张与新能力构建是提高企业国际化绩效的关键；融合阶段，合作机制与治理机制等制度优化是实现团队融合与国际化持续扩张的关键。
本研究基于高管团队构建视角提炼了不同国际化经验基础的企业实现高管团队构建的动态过程模型，丰富了新兴市场企业国际化、高管团队构建等理论研究，为面临国际扩张的新兴市场企业提供一定启示。
ContributorsLiu, Quan (Author) / Shen, Wei (Thesis advisor) / Shi, Weilei (Thesis advisor) / Yan, Hong (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023
Description随着我国经济高速发展，国民收入水平显著提高，理财方式也多种多样，如股票、债券、基金、黄金等。我国股市是新兴市场，而且正处于转轨改革的特殊时期。在这样的大环境下，股票投资者们要想获得超额收益率，最关键的是找出一套与中国股市相适应的投资对策。本文在同时关注股票成长性与价值性基础上，提出了价值成长投资策略。
通过因子实证检验方法，选取通过检验的6个有效估值因子和6个有效成长因子构成价值成长投资策略中的选股指标体系。最后利用我国A股市场上所有股票（创业板除外）从2006年至2018年的历史数据来进行该策略的有效性实证研究，在对构建的三种投资组合的超额收益率进行比较。经实证检验，发现双维度的价值成长投资策略要优于单维度的价值投资策略和成长投资策略，其对预测股票下一期收益率具有非常好的效果，而且具有很好的股票市场区分度。具体来说，价值投资策略的平均超额收益率为11.22%，成长型投资策略的平均超额收益为6.82%，而价值成长投资策略的平均超额收益远超上述两种投资策略为21.27%。
本文从价值策略和成长策略的角度，尝试验证价值成长投资策略在我国A股市场的适用性。一方面，研究结果丰富了我国股票市场的投资策略，拓宽了现有价值成长策略的研究，另一方面，对于广大投资者们具有一定的参考意义，我国股市未来的发展趋势是由投机渐渐向成熟理性市场转变。
通过因子实证检验方法，选取通过检验的6个有效估值因子和6个有效成长因子构成价值成长投资策略中的选股指标体系。最后利用我国A股市场上所有股票（创业板除外）从2006年至2018年的历史数据来进行该策略的有效性实证研究，在对构建的三种投资组合的超额收益率进行比较。经实证检验，发现双维度的价值成长投资策略要优于单维度的价值投资策略和成长投资策略，其对预测股票下一期收益率具有非常好的效果，而且具有很好的股票市场区分度。具体来说，价值投资策略的平均超额收益率为11.22%，成长型投资策略的平均超额收益为6.82%，而价值成长投资策略的平均超额收益远超上述两种投资策略为21.27%。
本文从价值策略和成长策略的角度，尝试验证价值成长投资策略在我国A股市场的适用性。一方面，研究结果丰富了我国股票市场的投资策略，拓宽了现有价值成长策略的研究，另一方面，对于广大投资者们具有一定的参考意义，我国股市未来的发展趋势是由投机渐渐向成熟理性市场转变。
ContributorsZhang, Zengjie (Author) / Shen, Wei (Thesis advisor) / Chen, Xin (Thesis advisor) / Yan, Hong (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