December 10th, 2007 by China Business Success Stories
How to be prepared for the experience called China? Pamela Lau did an interesting scientific research about pre-departure training for expats planning to go to China.Though there is some literature questioning the effect of pre-departure training (Kealy and Protheroe, 1996; Selmer et al, 1998), it is clear that according to expatriates, pre-departure training is relevant. With the data obtained, statistical tests were conducted to create a deeper understanding of the needs of expatriates that are sent to China by their companies. Read the rest of “Pre-departure training for expatriates who are sent to China” or post a comment
November 22nd, 2007 by China Business Success Stories
What happened to me while I was writing this book.
“Oh, East is East, and West is West,
and never the twain shall meet,
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at
God’s great Judgment Seat;
But there is neither East nor West,
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November 22nd, 2007 by China Business Success Stories
By Ernie Tadla
What happened to me while I was writing this book.
“Oh, East is East, and West is West,
and never the twain shall meet,
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at
God’s great Judgment Seat;
But there is neither East nor West,
border, nor breed, nor birth,
When two strong men stand face to face,
though they come from the ends of the earth!”
Rudyard Kipling, 1889
When I went to China, I had a negative, self-righteous view of all things Chinese. It was a communistic, godless dictatorship. We, on the other hand, were a capitalistic, democratic, Christian society. Read the rest of “China Chapter One” or post a comment
November 21st, 2007 by China Business Success Stories
Gender confusion seems to be the topic of the day right now, with a recent report that cites 30% of young women identifying their personality as part-male, part-female.
This has important implications for the workplace, especially for those who have yet to recognize the sea change in attitudes.
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November 21st, 2007 by China Business Success Stories
By Frank Mulligan
Gender confusion seems to be the topic of the day right now, with a recent report that cites 30% of young women identifying their personality as part-male, part-female.
This has important implications for the workplace, especially for those who have yet to recognize the sea change in attitudes.
According to the survey, which was conducted with 800 female one-child policy students from universities around Shanghai, about twice as many as a previous survey, 10 years ago, see themselves as part-female, part-male in their attitudes.
These androgynous attitudes appear to derive from the intense competition that the current generation has to go through. Read the rest of “Androgynous Attitudes” or post a comment
