14 november, 2007 door Verhalen de van Bedrijfs China van het Succes
Door Greg Bissky
Confucius is nog in leven in Chinees Azië (evenals in Japan, Korea en Vietnam). Test veel de sterker dan de (Europese) ideeën van Marx of Lenin, zijn morele en sociale filosofie overwon gemakkelijk de gezamenlijke inspanningen van de Chinese Communistische Partij in China „bevrijdde de natie van [het zijn] feodaal onderwijs.“ Van Shanghai tot Taipeh aan Hong Kong aan Singapore, kan zijn invloed in alle aspecten van de Chinese maatschappij, vooral Chinese bedrijfsmededeling worden gezien.
De Chinese rapporten worden vaak gevuld met beleefde maar zonder betekenis woorden; bedrijfs de brieven en de fax nemen één, en vaak twee of drie, paragrafen om aan het punt te krijgen. De Chinese vergaderingen worden gekenmerkt door algemene en/of oppervlakkige bespreking: ervoor zorgend dat niemand verliest gezicht is belangrijker dan duidelijk onderzoekend de volledige waaier van adviezen. Wat van Chinese mededeling mist zijn goed-met redenen omklede argumenten, sterke conclusies, duidelijke aanbevelingen, taaie vragen, spontane adviezen en openhartige meningsverschillen. Allen vereisen welomlijnd een persoon om te zijn, om duidelijk te zeggen Dit is wat ik denk, en zo al risico dat een verhouding met hen kwetst die niet akkoord gaan (vooral in hiërarchische verhoudingen). Lees de rest „Gevolgen bij de BedrijfsMededeling“ of post een commentaar
21 juni, 2007 door Verhalen de van Bedrijfs China van het Succes
Aan Jim van Drunen ging weinig Nederland altijd te klein zijn. Bilingually raised and working for one of the best known consumer goods companies in the world, he goes international in 1986. Successfully managing a territory stretching from India to Japan for a large tobacco company, it is then time to realise other personal ambitions. Starting his own enterprise and learning Chinese, those are his goals. Van Drunen Littel goes back to university and lives with a Chinese family for several months to get a good understanding of the Chinese culture. In the meantime he’s working on getting One2Call started: Interpretation, City Directions, Yellow Pages, Lonely Planet and lots more. All in one phone based service. In between calls he gives us a few golden tips.
“First of all it’s useful for every foreign businessman in China to have insight into Read the rest of “Advanced Golden China tips” or post a comment
June 15th, 2007 by China Business Success Stories
Interested in the latest news and China business stories? You should listen to the weekly radio show called The China Business Show. Each Tuesday at 3pm (pacific standard time) you will learn more about the secrets of doing business in China. The radio show pays attention to all sorts of aspects involved in doing business in China.
The main focus of the China Business Show is rather similar to ours: insiders sharing their secrets and tips about Read the rest of “The China Business Show” or post a comment
May 15th, 2007 by China Business Success Stories
An increasing number of professionals offer services for companies who have their mind set on China. These translators, interpreters, webmasters, trainers, lawyers and other consultants often join forces in umbrella networks, aiming to offer entrepreneurs wide ranging support. China Success Stories met up with Lianne Baaij, chair of such a network (Guanxi.nu) to talk about China, communication and Guanxi.
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May 12th, 2007 by China Business Success Stories
Doing business is all about communicating. And China happens to play by its own rules in this. An authority on this subject is Marc van der Chijs. In 1999 he moved to China for Daimler Chrysler and now, eight years later, he owns two successful internet companies and is managing partner of China Bay. The secret to his success? Building relations: “Don’t send your sales manager to China with the mission to ‘come back next week with a contract’. For sure he will be back with a contract, but one which won’t be of much use.” Read the rest of “Tai Chi communication” or post a comment
