Speakers Corner
August 28, 2010
Chinese women, the new spending power
Chinese women are becoming a new force in domestic consumption as they command half of the household budget, writes Newsweek, who tapped into the brains of Tom Doctoroff, Shaun Rein and Paul French.
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Fischer, Bill
Professor at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Travels from: Lausanne, Switzerland
Bill Fischer is a Professor at IMD [the International Institute for Management Development] in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he specializes in issues relating to corporate strategy, particularly in technology-related organizations, and in the management of operations and technology, as well.
He first began working in China in 1980, in Dalian, and in 1998 and 1999 was the President of the China Europe International Business School, a 50/50 joint venture between the European Union and China, located in Shanghai.
He is an engineer by training, an American by citizenship, and lives in Lausanne. In 1999, Bill received the Silver Magnolia Award, Shanghai's highest award for foreigners.
Travels from: Lausanne, Switzerland
Bill Fischer is a Professor at IMD [the International Institute for Management Development] in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he specializes in issues relating to corporate strategy, particularly in technology-related organizations, and in the management of operations and technology, as well.
He first began working in China in 1980, in Dalian, and in 1998 and 1999 was the President of the China Europe International Business School, a 50/50 joint venture between the European Union and China, located in Shanghai.
He is an engineer by training, an American by citizenship, and lives in Lausanne. In 1999, Bill received the Silver Magnolia Award, Shanghai's highest award for foreigners.
