Business Ecosystems in China: Alibaba and Competing Baidu, Tencent, Xiaomi and LeEco

ISBN-13: 9781138630956 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 160 str.

Mark J. Greeven; Wei Wei

Opis

'Business ecosystem' is a frequently used concept to describe the unique competitive advantages of Google, Microsoft and Intel, and is frequently mentioned in the popular press to explain the success of Chinese pioneers such as Alibaba. This book explores not only the application of a business ecosystem approach in the Chinese context but also deals with the strategic challenges. The book takes the growth and transformation of Alibaba's business ecosystem as a focus case to explore the above topics. Alibaba's ecosystem rapidly developed in less than 20 years and transformed from organic growth to aggressive (M&A) expansion in search of continuous innovation. Moreover, the book compares Alibaba's business ecosystem with other leading Chinese business ecosystems such as Baidu, Tencent, Xiaomi and LeEco to explore differences and similarities in order to gain a better understanding of the strategic aspects of business ecosystems in general and Alibaba's transformation and relevant challenges to strategy in particular.

O autorze

Mark J. Greeven is a Chinese-speaking Dutch Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Zhejiang University, China. For over a decade he has been collaborating with innovative Chinese companies and entrepreneurial multinationals. His work has been published in academic journals and newspapers like The Financial Times and China Daily. He is on the 2017 Thinkers50 Radar list of 30 next generation business gurus.

Wei Wei is an entrepreneur, investment professional, and the founder of GSL (www.gslpartner.com), an innovation management consultancy. Combining international experience in engineering and venture capital, she helps multinationals and ventures improve innovation practices and achieve growth. She received master degrees in engineering from Tsinghua University and RWTH Aachen University.