The rise of BYD offers a useful case study for business, management, engineering, and sustainability students. The company’s journey from #battery_manufacturing to #electric_mobility shows how long-term capability building can transform a modest industrial actor into a global competitor. This article examines BYD’s development through the lenses of Bourdieu’s theory of capital, world-systems theory, and institutional isomorphism. It argues that BYD’s growth was not the result
