Por Mona Chung

O mercado chinês foi um mercado worldwide altamente preferido para muitas organizações nos vinte anos passados. Entretanto, não é um mercado fácil a penetrar. As companhias Australian são entre aqueles Europeus e americanos que tackling o mercado com resultados positivos pequenos. Uma razão preliminar é que não apreciam o papel e o impacto importantes da cultura chinesa.

Diferenças Cultural

Muitos povos do negócio discutem que há muitas similaridades entre Westerners e chinês. Após tudo nós somos todos os seres humanos; nós todos compreendemos se nós estivermos no negócio junto que nós necessitamos fazer lucros. Leia o descanso “do impacto da diferença cultural ao incorporar o mercado chinês” ou afixe um comentário

Por Zennon Kapron

A maioria do commentary no mercado de Shanghai descreve o investor chinês médio como unknowledgeable e depois do rebanho. Entretanto, um estudo recente que nós tivéssemos (kapronasia) apenas terminou com Ambarino mostra que investors individuais da Um-parte de Shanghai são realmente muito mais mercado savvy do que pensou geralmente.

Embora as influências como números e o conselho afortunados da família impactem ainda alguma tomada de decisão, a realidade é que a maioria de decisões do investimento estão feitas hoje na base de indicadores contínuos como fundamentos da companhia e a economia straight-forward. Entretanto, mesmo com este conhecimento, os investors chineses invest ainda em um mercado que v claramente como sobrestimado. Read the rest of “Betting on the Dragon: Chinese investor behaviour” or post a comment

By Nannette Ripmeester

Although modern times are catching up quickly within the cities of China, understanding the roots of this ancient and complex culture is essential when doing business there. In part II of ‘doing business in China’ Nannette Ripmeester takes a closer look at some of the cultural nuances your expats in China need to be aware of.

When Dutch Jenny van Baden visited China for a holiday from her expat location in Taiwan she was struck by the fascinating developments in the country. “When you are out of Shanghai for one week, a new building or highway might have popped up in front of your window when you return,” she says.

Although modern times are catching up quickly within the cities of China, “understanding their history is essential to comprehend the Chinese and the way they respond to things.” says van Baden, who works for ASML in Shanghai. Read the rest of “Successful business in China (part II)” or post a comment

Every now and again the real truth comes out. Once while I was in grad school (at the now infamous NIU) writing my thesis on Thai/Chinese Corporate Culture my thesis advisor broke her academic façade and turned to me and said, “It’s all just B.S. isn’t it? I mean, it’s all just bribery, no matter what we call it, right?” She then went back into her academic mode and continued talking about “gift giving” and we never talked about “bribery” again.

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By Jocelyn Eikenburg

Imagine doing jail time — or worse — just because you were related to the offending party.

If you want to understand just how far collectivism goes in China, look no further than lianzuo — or collective responsibility. Throughout China’s 2,000-year feudal history — from at least 7th-century BC all the way to the turn of the 20th century — people were guilty by association. That is, if you were a blood relative or close business associate of the guilty, you would be taking a fall along with them. This China Daily article refers to it as families that hang together — and we don’t mean “hanging out” in the modern sense, either.

The interesting thing is, group responsibility still has a hold on Chinese culture today — even if it is considered a little unfair. Read the rest of “We all go down together: lianzuo (collective responsibility) in China” or post a comment