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Will China Bring Your Firm New Owners, Partners, or Competitors?

Harvard Business Review

and other developed markets? You may think this is an issue for tomorrow—when Chinese firms are known for being innovators instead of imitators, and when their overseas investments are not limited to natural resources in Africa and Latin America. In 2010, Chinese firm AVIC Automotive purchased Nexteer for $465 million.

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Many Companies Still Don’t Know How to Compete in the Digital Age

Harvard Business Review

Every industry, no matter how traditional — agriculture, automotive, aviation, energy — is being upended by the addition of sensors, internet connectivity, and software. Kodak accepted the pain of shuttering plants and laying off tens of thousands of film-factory workers. Today, it is occurring at the level of ecosystems.