China Business Knowledge

Consumer Behaviour

New research examines and quantifies the causal link between air pollution and various categories of online consumption By Pan Jingyi, Principal Writer, China Business Knowledge@CUHK As a major and pressing public health threat, air pollution is responsible for around one third of deaths from stroke, chronic respiratory disease, and lung cancer, as well as one […]

Yang, Yang (Zoe)（楊揚） • 7 minute read

Research White Papers

The Unstoppable Rise of Online Commerce in the New Normal COVID-19 has done much to change the purchase habits of consumers around the world, especially by significantly accelerating the adoption of online commerce. Around the world, retail stores shut down as countries entered lockdowns to prevent the spread of the virus during the start of […]

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Family Business, Innovation & Technology

Study finds that family owners’ judicious investment strategies for digital transformation give their companies the edge over competitors in a hostile business environment By Lisa Kennedy The top spot in the 2022 Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s largest companies is held by Walmart, the vast American discount retail chain that was started by […]

Karhade, Prasanna • 7 minute read

Career, Entrepreneurship

CUHK study finds that when faultlines form amongst a team of diverse entrepreneurs, it can significantly hurt performance

Lau, Dora Chi-sun（劉芷申） • 7 minute read

Corporate Governance

Study finds that public charities with corporate directors on their boards more likely to lobby on behalf of the connected corporation’s interests

Ahn, Changhyun • 7 minute read