Highly acclaimed international client magazine think: act now includes a management book series.Operations Excellence is the issue of the first volume in the series, edited by Partners Roland Schwientek and Axel Schmidt. Future editions: "China Goes West," "The new customer – next generation marketing," "Cool head, warm heart, working hands – on leadership in times of change"… more

To foster cross-cultural, Roland Berger China hosted an exclusive event bringing together European art and Chinese music at Beijing's National Art Museum of China. In cooperation with the German Embassy in China, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants hosted the Finissage of two key exhibits: Living Landscapes. A Journey Through German Art" und "Gerhard Richter. Bilder 1963-2007"… more

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China today launches its online questionnaire to its member companies for its fifth annual Business Confidence Survey. Building on last year’s successful relationship and resulting publication, the survey will again be produced in partnership with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. The survey aims to learn more about the current business environment in which member companies are operating, as well as to identify in-depth reasons behind their business strategies and the challenges and successes of their operations in China. It will also provide a number of case studies to highlight specific issues.… more

After two months' preliminary research and analysis, a short list of the 50 candidate companies vying for the third annual Most Globally Competitive Chinese Companies Awards 2008 was presented today in Beijing. Last year’s winners including Haier, Huawei, Lenovo and China Airlines were nominated again this year, reaffirming their strong competitive edge facing global expansion. More eye-catching this year is the emergence of a batch of new stars, including China-based search engine Baidu, glass manufacturer Xinyi and China’s largest copper producer Jiangxi Copper Group.… more

Having won the "Best of Corporate Publishing" (BCP) Award three years in a row, our executive magazine 'think: act' was inducted intothe BCP Hall of Fame on June 18th.… more

The third annual Most Globally Competitive Chinese Companies Awards 2008 officially kicked off in April, 2008. The competition was jointly launched by leading global strategy consultancy Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and China's top-level management magazine Global Entrepreneur Journal. The final awarding ceremony will be held at the annual "Global Entrepreneurs Summit" on September 22.… (PDF, 141 KB)

Roland Berger's study shows: with an aging population, financial products for retirement provision are currently one of the most important growth drivers for insurance companies, banks and capital investment funds across Europe. Yet regulatory measures to open up the European insurance market and the removal of many tax breaksAlliances can offer insurers a way forward, but there are pitfalls to be avoided. This situation makes cooperation management the crucial success factor for European life insurers.… more

The latest issue of our company magazine ‘think: act‘ is fresh on shelves this month. Available in English and Chinese in China market, this issue mainly addresses how companies can transform the increasing business complexity arising from globalization into advantages.… more