Asian Business Customs and Manners : A Country-by-Country Guide

This classic business etiquette book was originally self-published and sold 19,000 copies with a cover price of $22.95. Now it’s been revised and expanded to include more details about doing business in Asian countries; the cover price has been reduced to $16.00. Recommended by blue-chip business leaders, Asian Business Customs & Manners has the potential to be one of the leading books in the category.

This is a guide that covers all the dos and don’ts of business etiquette in Asia.  Organized country by country, this comprehensive guide contains information on every situation you’ll encounter, including business practices and attitudes, meetings, negotiations, meals, punctuality, language, gestures, tipping, manners, gifts, and everything in between.  It contains all the information you need to present yourself well and get the job done … whatever it might be.  This book provides guidance about how to successfully negotiate your way through Asian business situations generally, as well as specific information about doing business in:  Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, and New Zealand.

This book won the Independent Book Publisher’s Association Benjamin Franklin Award for Business in 2008.

Mary Murray Bosrock is a writer, lecturer, and well-known expert on cross-cultural communication.  As former international editor of Foreign Trade magazine, Mary has worked and traveled in countries all over the world.  She is a popular radio, and television guest, appearing on CNN, CNBC, Fox News, and the A&E Network, among others.  Mary is an adjunct assistant professor in the Masters of International Business School at the University of St. Mary’s.  She also serves on the board of Africa Calls Today, the American subsidiary of the Damietta Peace Initiative.

Mary’s other books include:  European Business Customs & Manners, Put Your Best Foot Forward – Russia, Put Your Best Foot Forward – Asia, Put Your Best Foot Forward - South America, Put Your Best Foot Forward - USA,  and Put Your Best Foot Forward – Mexico/Canada.