Though this statement seems to contradict many books about doing business in China, this statement is not referring to the calm “getting to know each other rituals” or handling operational management issues. Informal meetings and endless banquettes are considered by many Western businessmen as a waste of time. They prefer to ‘cut the crap and do business before flying back home.
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By Jack Perkowski
On matters economic, I generally give the Chinese government high marks. Starting in 1978 with an economy that could barely feed its people, the government has guided China through 30 incredible years of economic reform and development.
I have been here for half that period, and have personally witnessed how China has built out its infrastructure, deregulated one industry after another, privatized many of its state-owned companies and embraced globalization by joining the World Trade Organization. As a result of these reforms and more, China is now the third-largest economy in the world, and everyone is waiting to see what the next 30 years will bring. Read the rest of “Sometimes, The Market Just Wants To Go Down” or post a comment
In the Western world and especially in the Netherlands, open exchanges of view and fair discussions are very common. This sort of verbal interaction has a positive positively interpreted connotation. It is a proof the discussion partner is interested in you and your opinions.
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Similar to Haier Group, China’s automotive industry has an array of suppliers which require sophisticated systems to manage them. China’s auto market, an ongoing hot topic is becoming more competitive and manufacturers have to look at the entire supply chain to cut costs.
BeijingBenzDaimlerChrysler (BBDC) is a more recent joint auto venture which built a new manufacturing …
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In this issue I am venturing beyond European borders to China, a fast growing marketplace. But starting operations in a new market is not easy.Will you move your own people to the new location or will you start hiring locally? And if you hire locally, how do you attract the best candidates and what do these new recruits expect?
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