Posts Tagged ‘culture’
Exclusive Video Tutorial: China Sourcing – Project Management
How to manage China sourcing projects? Project Management Tips from the Expert
“How to manage China sourcing projects”: A project management tutorial as presented at Global Sources’ China Sourcing Fairs in Hong Kong (Oct 2014) and Johannesburg (Nov 2014) by sourcing expert Mike Bellamy.
Read MoreShort Term Mentalities of Some Suppliers
Excerpt from “The Essential Reference Guide to China Sourcing” (chinasourcinginfo.org/book) Compared to their counterparts in the West, China’s managers and factory owners tend to focus more on generating revenue in the short term rather than thinking long term strategy. This is especially true of the mangers born in 1960 and before who lived thru the…
Read MoreWhen in China, do as the Chinese?
The old saying “when in Rome do as the Romans do” also applies here. However, make sure you know who are the good Romans and who are the tricky ones! I represented more than a few cases, where my clients just did what their Chinese partner asked them to do and found themselves deeply in…
Read MoreThoughts on cultural understanding when doing business in China
Is it very important to know Chinese culture and protocol to be successful in doing business in China? Depends. My personal opinion is that it depends a lot on what kind of business you are doing. If you want to sell something in China, of course you have to know something about Chinese culture, because…
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