9 days left

2008-05-22T19:30:00Z

I've just learned that all blogs with blogger are not accessible in China. I also found a website that tests the accessibility of websites in China (http://www.websitepulse.com/help/testtools.china-test.html). I should be able to post via email ...

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19 Days

2008-05-14T00:53:00Z

I'm starting to get super excited and super nervous! I had an interview today that went well until I was asked a question in Chinese! Oops! I haven't spoken Chinese, however, in over 7 years. Can't be too hard on myself, but I've been trying to st...

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Determining Strategies for Working in China

2008-04-02T23:04:00Z

China has longed been viewed as the ultimate frontier for business development. Since the 18th century, nations have been trying to enter the Chinese market in order to reap economic benefit from its ever-growing market. For centuries, China refus...

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The Culture Effect

2008-03-29T22:01:00Z

Unlike interactions with our Western counterparts, which typically involve straightforward communication and the specific business at hand, the Chinese approach all relationships business and otherwise as a trust issue. This tradition comes from m...

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The Joint Venture Paradox

2008-03-20T21:01:00Z

Many companies view the joint venture as the only way to enter into the Chinese market. Little do they know how Chinese businessmen and the Chinese government view these supposed 50/50 arrangements. After Deng Xiaoping opened up China's markets in...

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Lining the pockets

2008-03-18T03:06:00Z

McGregor defines Chinese society as "a system of organized dependency...China is not a place where individuals function alone...Your network of family and personal relationships are more important than the rules of the road. Your network keeps you...

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Tradition's Irony

2008-03-14T02:35:00Z

How History and Institutions affect business China's xenophobia has created a legacy of suspicion among all ranks. Consequently, the processes foreigners must navigate through in order to accomplish many (what could be considered routine) tasks t...

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The Chinese consumer

2008-02-21T08:02:00Z

McGregor discusses in "The Best Laid Plans" the power of the Chinese consumer. The czar of China's telecom industry, Wu Jichuan, had the best of intentions in creating a stable and well-planned communciations industry in China. However, even with...

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Branding

2008-02-14T03:24:00Z

In a most generic sense, branding to the entire Chinese population is impossible. The illusion of a mass market of 1.5 billion is exactly that an illusion. The disparities between the citizens of major cities, 2nd tier cities, and rural areas crea...

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Who Am I?

2008-02-11T11:32:00Z

The perception of Chinese society is often by the West characterized as collectivist. The domination of the Confucianist system and subsequent emphasis on family certainly has generated a society focused on the well being of the whole. In order to...

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