https://www.scmp.com/rss/324520/feed Andrew Delios is head of the department of strategy & policy at National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com How can a successful company be one without a strategy? Founded in 2011, Chinese technology firm Xiaomi has quickly built a cult-like following among its fans and a reputation as “the Apple of China”. The firm started with a great idea: produce iPhone-ish smartphones, distribute them through online channels and price them to significantly undercut other phones but while earning margins for the sale of each device. The result is that over the past six years, Xiaomi has produced some amazing... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2101413/xiaomi-needs-think-out-box-keep-growth-even-keel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2101413/xiaomi-needs-think-out-box-keep-growth-even-keel?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Jul 2017 08:00:52 +0000 In Washington, US President Donald Trump champions protectionism while China’s President Xi Jinping becomes the world’s chief cheerleader for free trade. Has the world been flipped on its head? Are they saying something different, or are they saying the same thing? The answer rests not in words but in actions. The past three decades have seen great growth in international trade. Since the start of the century, global trade has grown 1.5 times and China has grown – and profited – with it. What is... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2097541/china-has-scored-major-perceptual-victory-its-role-global-trade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2097541/china-has-scored-major-perceptual-victory-its-role-global-trade?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jun 2017 00:45:53 +0000