German Business in China – Greater Shanghai Innovation Survey 2018/19
Survey partners
The German Chamber of Commerce in China (GCC) is the representative body for German
companies located in China. The GCC in Shanghai represents German companies in the Greater
Shanghai area and in the neighboring provinces such as Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan,
Hubei and Anhui. The GCC | Shanghai is one of the largest German chambers in the world with
nearly 1,600 members. It offers a wide range of business and social activities, tailor-made services,
and networking opportunities.
The GCC | Shanghai continuously supports, facilitates, represents, and informs members and
assists them in growing their businesses in China.
The Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Shanghai represents the Association of
German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) in the Greater Shanghai region. On behalf
of the Federal Republic of Germany, it represents the overall economic interests of Germany and
focuses on the promotion of bilateral trade and investment between Germany and its region.
The Chair of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is one of the endowment chairs at CDHK (Sino
German School for Postgraduate Studies), Tongji University. The work of this chair is comprised of
research, education and industry collaboration in the fields of innovation, strategy and
entrepreneurship. Tongji University is one of the oldest and most prestigious comprehensive
universities in China, established in 1907 by the German government together with German
physicians. Tongji University is especially renowned for its engineering, business and architecture
programs.
goetzpartners is one of the leading independent advisory firms based in Germany, for all key issues
of entrepreneurial activity: strategy, M&A and transformation. The combination of corporate finance
and management consulting creates sustainable added value when determining and implementing
valid courses of action reach decisions. goetzpartners has 14 offices worldwide, two of which are
in China.
The parties would like to thank Carolin Han (MSc Organizational Psychology) and Jakob
Bodensteiner (TU Munich) for their research, analysis and contribution to this report, as well as
Huang Yunzhu (M.A. Arts and Media), for graphic design.
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