传音控股:新兴市场的颠覆式创新

Translated title of the contribution: Transsion Holdings: Leveraging Disruption in Emerging Markets

王泰元, 赵丽缦, S. Ramakrishna Velamuri

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Abstract

This case describes how Transsion Holdings ("Transsion"), a company with Chinese origins and strong advantages in the low-cost production of quality products, has used disruptive innovation to drive its many achievements in African and other emerging markets (such as India). As a startup with few resources, it was able to surpass global mobile phone brands (such as Samsung and Nokia) and take the lead position in the African mobile phone market (in terms of market share by volume). However, Transsion has been facing fierce competition in recent years. In January 2019, Xiaomi, a well-known Chinese smartphone brand, also entered the African market after gaining a firm foothold in the Indian market, and thus became a threat to Transsion’s efforts to retain its lead position in Africa. In India, Transsion has to compete against Xiaomi as well as aggressive local competitors. Furthermore, due to consumption upgrading, the development of feature phones is making way for that of smartphones. How can Transsion, as the world’s largest feature phone brand, expand its business in such an environment? Based on the disruptive innovation theory proposed by Dr. Clayton M. Christensen, this case will lead a discussion on why Transsion successfully entered Africa and achieved a leading position there and how Transsion should act in other emerging but competitive markets. By doing so, it aims to explore the implications of technology-based companies' growth strategy in emerging markets.
Translated title of the contributionTranssion Holdings: Leveraging Disruption in Emerging Markets
Original languageChinese (Simplified)
Number of pages14
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jun 2020

Case number

STR-20-657

Case normative number

STR-20-657-CC

Case type

Field Case

Update date

22/04/2024

Supplement

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Published by

China Europe International Business School

Keywords

  • Africa
  • revolutionary innovation/disruptive innovation
  • emerging market
  • mobile phone industry
  • competition
  • China

Case studies discipline

  • Entrepreneurship
  • International Business
  • Strategy

Case studies industry

  • Information, Media & Telecommunications
  • Retail Trade

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