Inside Chinese Business : A Guide for Managers Worldwide - Hardcover

Chen, Ming-Jer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1578512328 ISBN 13: 9781578512324

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press, 2001

Synopsis

"A guide for anyone who wants to engage the Chinese in cooperative endeavor." ? "Foreign Affairs." Ming-Jer Chen takes readers "Inside Chinese Business" to reveal the social and cultural values that underpin Chinese business practices and influence day-to-day corporate decisions. Drawing from his intimate knowledge of Chinese culture and history and from his extensive managerial work and international experience, Chen provides an unrivaled insider's perspective on how to work, compete, and cooperate successfully with Chinese companies around the globe. Ming-Jer Chen is the Bigelow Research Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School of the University of Virginia. He is also Senior Fellow at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Visiting Professor of Management at the Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, England. Dr. Chen was formerly Founder/Director of the Wharton School's Global Chinese Business Initiative.

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"An understanding of Chinese culture is an essential ingredient of success for any Western business in China. Ming-Jer Chen is an acknowledged expert on international management with a great ability to interpret Chinese attitudes, mores, and business philosophy. His book provides valuable guidance for anyone wishing to play in that potentially huge market."
-Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, American International Group, Inc.

"The strategies, rules, and practices for doing business in modern China are in constant flux-the underlying Chinese culture is the only enduring feature. Packed with up-to-date case examples and practical suggestions, this book sheds new light on the powerful Chinese culture and its shaping influence on business in Asia."
-Tony Perkins, Managing Partner, McKinsey and Company, Beijing

"I have practiced these strategies and techniques throughout my business career. This book is a must-read for any Western businessperson doing business in China-and for any Chinese businessperson who wonders why he has difficulty communicating with his Western counterparts."
-Zhang Ruimin, Founder and CEO, The Haier Group, People's Republic of China

"Chen's book is a window on business in the future. By showing how Chinese business practices and insights can enrich companies in developed markets, Chen challenges the reader to look beyond his or her own models. This is one of the lessons of globalization: Change must result from cross-fertilization. The ease with which Chen navigates the business and cultural terrains of China and the West are an invaluable and lasting contribution to scholarship today."
-Klaus Schwab, Founder and President, The World Economic Forum

About the Author

Ming-Jer Chen is Director of The Wharton School's Global Chinese Business Initiative, Senior Fellow at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Visiting Professor of Management at Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine in England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1578512328
• ISBN 13: 9781578512324
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288