International Conference China Language. Culture. Business Antwerp. 07/06/2013
Cross-cultural management challenges for Chinese companies in Europe Prof. Dr. Haiyan Zhang Antwerp Management School/Artesis University College
10:56 Outline Recent development of China s OFDI Management challenge of Chinese companies in Europe M&A management and capabilities for post acquisition integration Learning for growing
Piraeus (GRE) Parchim Airport (GER) Paris real estate (FRA) Volvo (SWE) InterMilan (ITA) Ferretti Yachts (ITA) Chateau Monlot (FRA) Chateau Laulan-Ducos (FRA) Chateau de Viaud (FRA) Chateau Latour-aguens(FRA) Sonia Rykiel (FRA) Aquascutum (UK)
China s OFDI US$502 billion by the end of 2012 71% of total Chinese inward FDI stock 18,000 overseas subsidiaries, of which Total assets reached US$2 trillion (close to 1/3 of China s GDP) 1.22 million employees Annual growth rate: 45% between 2002 2011 1/3 consists of M&As Private companies have become more and more important Europe is the most rapidly growing destination
China inward and outward FDI flows (million US$) (1982 2011) 140,000 120,000 Inward FDI stock: 712 billion US$ Outward FDI stock: 424 billion US$ 100,000 80,000 60,000 Outward Inward 40,000 20,000 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
China s outward M&As by SOEs and POEs: volume and value (US$ billion) 250 200 150 100 50 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 国企 /SOEs 民企 /POEs 国企 /SOEs 民企 /POEs 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
Evolution of China s outward FDI stock per region (2003 2011) (2003=100) 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 CNOOC (Unocal) Huawei >3Com Europe Oceania Africa 2,000 1,000 America 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
China s OFDI in Europe Total stock: US$20 billion 1/3 of EU FDI stock in China 1,600 companies created 50,000 jobs Amadeus database: 7,400 companies In 2010 China became net investor in Europe EU is the most important host region for Chinese M&As after Asia
EU China cross border FDI flows (billion US$), 2003 2011 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 EU FDI stock in China: US$76 billion China s FDI stock in the EU: US$20 billion 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 EU FDI flows to China Chinese FDI flows to EU
Chinese Outbound M&A by Region (2005 2012 YTD) 拉丁美洲 /Latin America, 11.6, 14% 24, 4% 158, 24% 欧洲 /Europe, 21.7, 26% volume value (billion US$) 亚洲及大洋洲 /Asia & Oceania, 32.9, 39% 338, 51% 15, 2% 129, 19% 美洲 /America, 17, 20% Source: ThomsonOne and Deloitte Analysis 非洲 /Africa, 1.1, 1%
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10:56 Outline Recent development of China s OFDI Management challenge of Chinese companies in Europe M&A management and capabilities for post acquisition integration Learning for growing
Challenges in cross border M&As Strategy Target screening Transaction execution Integration 60% of Chinese companies lack knowledge on foreign market Source: Accenture, 2013 54% of Chinese companies lack capability to deal with the complexity of foreign market 52% of Chinese companies have cross cultural barriers
Difficulties in post acquisition integration 70% did not meet the planned target of M&As 70% of failures in M&As are due to cultural integration Chinese companies lack of capabilities for cross cultural integration after M&As Blind integration TCL Postponed integration Geely Reverse integration Lenovo
Reasons for delay in post acquisition integration (%) Difficulties to create a common corporate culture/value with their acquired companies 52 Chinese and local employees have different management style and ethics 46 Chinese expat can not speak local language 45 Difficulties to create an environment to respect cultural differences 45 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54
Walking into a glass door 48% Chinese enterprises reporting difficulties in the EU at pre establishment stage 78% Chinese enterprises reporting operating difficulties in the EU at postestablishment stage Source: ECCC Report on China s OFDI in Europe, 2013
10:56 Outline Recent development of China s OFDI Management challenge of Chinese companies in Europe M&A management and capabilities for post acquisition integration Learning for growing
Leadership training (%) Carring out global leadership training programs 52 Assessing the leadership capabilities for global management Regularly organizing global video conference or other modern means of communication 42 46 Cultural awareness training Establishing global organisiton to promote staff exchange Providing comprehensive information for global leadership Providing international job opportunities /developing global rotation plan 18 25 35 37 Source: Accenture, 2013 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Dealing with cultural barriers (%) Training management staff of overseas subsidiaires at HQ Recruiting managers with cross cultual experience Language and communication skill training Transferring cultural value to overseas subsidiaries Cross cultural sensitivity and awareness training Usinf a common communication language 24 27 33 36 61 64 Source: Accenture, 2013 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Education programs organized by the Euro China Centre Master degree program China Europe Business Studies Executive programs Understanding China (cofinanced by the EU) Mastering global business: China Be Successful in Europe 谢谢您的宝贵时间 Thanks for your time Contact Prof. Dr. Haiyan Zhang Academic director / Euro China Centre Antwerp Management School Sint Jacobsmarkt 9 13 B 2000 Antwerp Tel: +32 3 265 46 97 Email: haiyan.zhang@ams.ac.be www.antwerpmanagementschool.be