"Educating the Chinese Executive" - Podcast of Dean Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business - CKGSB

Here at DeansTalk, we were made aware by the CKGSB Communications of the latest podcast interview of CKGSB Dean Dr. Bing Xiang with EnterpriseLeadership.

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When it comes to running businesses in China, Dr. Bing Xiang has begun to create his own Chinese version of C-level executives with a graduate business education comparable to the powerhouse programs at Wharton and Columbia. In 2002, Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing asked Dr. Xiang to help set up a business graduate program in China. Xiang left his teaching post at the Beijing University to set up the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB), where he is now the dean and accounting professor.

Dr. Xiang has managed to established relationships between CKGSB and major MBA programs in the U.S. and in Europe. Students from CKGSB have gone to study at UCLA, UC Berkeley, The Wharton School, and Columbia University. Dr. Xiang says, "Our relationships with the top business schools are very important. We want our students to have a global perspective." He adds that his school has been able to recruit faculty members educated at top U.S. business schools....