Doing Business in Asia, 21 Maps & Index: The Complete Guide - Hardcover

Dunung, Sanjyot P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0029077613 ISBN 13: 9780029077610

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1995

Synopsis

In this first pan-Asian guide to the subject, author Dunung provides readers with essential information on the geography, history, economy, and political structure of twenty Asian countires. Includes essential information on such pragmatic topics as making contacts, dress codes, useful phrases, and conducting business in a social settings.

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From the Back Cover

Although there have been many guides to doing business in Japan, China, and Hong Kong, until now no single book has addressed business culture throughout Asia. In Doing Business in Asia, Sanjyot P. Dunung provides the reader with essential information on the geography, history, economy, and political structure of twenty Asian countries including essential information on: *geography *history *political structure *economy *social customs *work schedules *making contacts *meeting people *corporation structures *negotiation *conducting business in a social setting *dress codes *useful phrases *major holidays *useful addresses"This is the most comprehensive yet practical resource I've seen written about the cultural, historical, and commercial traits and norms that both bind and differentiate the peoples of this vast continent."--David Jenkins, director, International New Business Development, Baskin-Robbins International Company

Reviews

With the new, so-called global economy, doing-business-in-type books have been doing big business. As with the bewildering array of travel guides to choose from, these business guides are usually similar to one another, yet each will often have some unique feature that makes it worthy of consideration. Sanjyot heads an international training firm, and her guide has several distinctions. A number of the 20 Asian countries she profiles have been overlooked in most other books like this. Included here are Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh, North Korea, and India. Each of the 20 entries gives a brief history and describes the country's geography, brief history, political structure, economy, corporate structure, work schedules (workday hours, holidays, etc.), and social customs (dining, drinking, visiting a home, gift giving, dress, etc.). Also provided are a few useful phrases, helpful telephone numbers and addresses (hospitals, chambers of commerce, diplomatic offices), and basic facts covering climate, electricity, currency, time zones, tipping, and transportation. In all, this is one of the better of the many books designed to help conduct business internationally. David Rouse

Dunung, president of her own international development and training firm, offers yet another addition to the rapidly growing "Doing Business in..." genre that compares favorably with other works, namely, David L. James's Doing Business in Asia: A Guide to Success in the World's Most Dynamic Market (Betterway Bks., 1993). Dunung covers twice as many countries and gives more information. For each country there is a section on geography, history, political structure, economy, social customs, work schedules, making contacts, corporate structure, negotiating, conducting business in a social setting, useful phrases, major holidays, helpful telephone numbers and addresses, and a map. This guide explains such things as why bribery is accepted in the Philippines but not in Brunei and why one never offers a clock as a gift in China. The appendix gives brief passages on Asia's major religions, a facet of foreign cultures often overlooked by other works of this type. An affordable alternative for small businesses and libraries alike; recommended for all business collections.?Lisa K. Miller, Paradise Valley Community Coll. Lib., Phoenix
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0029077613
• ISBN 13: 9780029077610
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 621