Nannette Ripmeester

Хотя новейшие временена заразительные поднимающими вверх быстро внутри города Китая, понимать корни этой стародедовской и сложной культуры необходим делая дело там. В части II `делая дело в взятиях Китая' Nannette Ripmeester более близкий взгляд на некоторых из культурных оттенков ваши expats в потребности Китая быть осведомленно.

Когда Голландск Дженни фургон Baden посещенный Китай на праздник от ее положения expat в Taiwan она было поражено fascinating развитиями в стране. «Когда вы из Shanghai на одна неделя, новые здание или хайвей могли хлопнуть вверх перед вашим окном когда вы возвратите,» она говорят.

Хотя новейшие временена заразительные поднимающими вверх быстро внутри города Китая, «понимать их историю необходим для того чтобы постигнуть китайца и дороги, котор они отвечает к вещам.» говорит фургон Baden, который работает для ASML в Shanghai. Прочитайте остальнои «успешно дела в Китае (части II)» или вывесьте комментарий

Каждо now and again реальная правда приходит вне. Как только пока я находился в школе grad (на теперь гнусном NIU) писать мой тезис на тайской/китайской корпоративной культуре мой советник тезиса сломал ее академичное façade и повернул к мне и после того как он сказан, «это будет всем справедливым B.S. не так ли? 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

We introduced Greg Bissky to you in some earlier posts ( if you missed those, you can find them here: ‘Western and Chinese business-More Than 1 Way To Communicate‘ and ‘Communication in Chinese Offices‘). This time Greg talks about Chinese meetings. According to Greg, there are three times to a Chinese meeting, before the meeting, after the meeting and during the meeting. And the one time Chinese do not decide things, is during the actual meeting. Meetings are for maintaining harmony and relationships, decisions and arguments are made before and after.

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By Heather J. Hasan

Huge, mythical beasts with piercing eyes and gigantic, roaring mouths stand guard at many of China’s most important buildings and ancient structures. The name of these imposing creatures is “Fu Dogs” or Rui Shi (”auspicious dog” in Mandarin), also known as Imperial Guardian Lions.

Started during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.), the tradition of placing two large statues of male and female lions near the entrance of an establishment was intended to ward off evil spirits and protect from enemies, and thieves. These statues were created from marble, bronze, iron, and granite and the cost was expensive, therefore only the wealthy could afford Fu Dog protection. Because of this, Fu Dogs became a symbol of wealth and prosperity. Read the rest of “Rui Shi - The Imperial Guardian Lions” or post a comment