How to manage a successful business in China / Johan Björkstén, Anders Hägglund.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bjorksten, Johan, 1907-

Contributor:

Hägglund, Anders.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business enterprises, Foreign--China.

Business enterprises, Foreign.

Success in business--China.

Success in business.

Business etiquette--China.

Business etiquette.

Corporate culture--China.

Corporate culture.

Investments, Foreign--China.

Investments, Foreign.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This unique book discusses how to manage an organization in China. It is based on the invaluable practical experience of entrepreneur Johan Bjorksten, who successfully built a local consulting business with over 100 employees, and Anders Hagglund, a seasoned manager who set up high-growth and highly profitable operations in China for a major industrial multinational. The book provides widely applicable advice based on experiences from different industries, including but not limited to those of the authors. Most books about business in China belong to one of two categories: autobiographical 'su

Contents:

Acknowledgements; Contents; Preface by Jöerg Wuttke; Introduction Why We Wrote This Book; Chapter 1 Chinese Business Climate; Chapter 2 Differences and Similarities; Chapter 3 Key Concepts of Chinese Business Culture; Chapter 4 The Language Challenge; Chapter 5 Qualities of the Right Expatriate Manager; Chapter 6 Company Setup; Chapter 7 AWinning Local Team; Chapter 8 The Right Corporate Culture; Chapter 9 Right Business Focus; Chapter 10 Support Your Frontline Sales Organization; Chapter 11 Marketing to China; Chapter 12 Successful Execution Demands Top Management Attention

Chapter 13 Dealing with Head Office

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786612761584

9781282761582

1282761587

9789814287838

9814287830

OCLC:

670430584