Cisco, a corporate leader in infrastructure for the Internet, China joined in 1994. Companies such as Cisco, which is developing products that are largely invisible and outsourcing their production, face a number of challenges and opportunities in emerging economies. China was one of the fastest growing IT markets in the world, but Cisco are facing increasing competition from Chinese companies, including Huawei, and there have been serious problems with software piracy. Cisco also had to manage the delicate relationship with the Chinese government, which seeks to international standards of technology that have contributed to China's technology firms. "Hide
by Jeffrey J. Jones, David Kiron Source: Harvard Business School 23 pages. Publication Date: July 27, 2004. Prod. #: 805020-PDF-ENG