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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456117103321

Autore

Bjorksten Johan <1907->

Titolo

How to manage a successful business in China [[electronic resource] /] / Johan Björkstén, Anders Hägglund

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-282-76158-7

9786612761584

981-4287-83-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HägglundAnders

Disciplina

338

Soggetti

Business enterprises, Foreign - China

Success in business - China

Business etiquette - China

Corporate culture - China

Investments, Foreign - China

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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