A Late Bloomer: ZPMC CEO Guan Tongxian Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

"Any important port in the world that has container handling operations should have container machines made in China." With this vision came to Shanghai, leading thirteen folks from Shanghai Port Machinery Company to start a hard endeavor with one million US dollars. ZPMC has assets of over 7 billion US dollars, now.

Any equities, nevertheless, just 50,000 US dollars a year without holding is made by him He's kept this type of low profile that even MBA programs in top Chinese universities may not be aware of his achievement. China’s traditional culture has played a potential role in the personal growth of Guan Tongxian. Guan was affected by the old generation of intellectuals in his childhood: "At that point, there were old Xiucai and Jinshi in Beijing, and I followed them to learn Chinese poems and listen to them speaking of Confucianism that encourages an idea of 'educating oneself, placing family in order, ruling the country and giving peace to the world.'"

PUBLICATION DATE: May 04, 2013 PRODUCT #: TU0042-PDF-ENG

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