Cross Cultural Preferences: Individual or Group?
Have you ever considered why in some cultures it’s best to praise a team for their efforts rather than an individual? Or why connections and networks are more important when doing business than...
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Challenges of Doing Business in China
China’s booming economy, one of the largest in the world, is a magnet for foreign business investment. According to the China National Tourist Office (CNTO), China is a multi-racial country with over...
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China: Business Goldmine or Cultural Minefield?
Ever since details of Marco Polo’s adventures in Medieval China began to reach Western shores, China’s image grew in the imagination of early Europeans as a land of riches and opportunities awaiting...
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Intercultural Business Etiquette: Knowing When to Socialise and When to Get...
As more and more people work in the global marketplace, the challenges of working across cultures are being increasingly recognised. How to lead successful global negotiations, how to communicate...
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Seeing Eye-to-eye across Cultures
Face-to-face meetings have a tremendous importance in the global business world. It is during these occasions that important matters are discussed and contracts are signed. Face-to-face encounters...
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Cross Cultural Communication: The Magic of a Smile
In the international business world the first face-to-face meeting with business counterparts can significantly influence the success of the relationship, negotiation or contract. Many people...
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Cross-Cultural Differences – Chinese Audience Gives Two Thumbs Up
A recent survey showed that Chinese and American film reviewers had rather different responses to the same or similar films. Chinese comments were more subtle and kind towards mediocre productions,...
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Fortnum & Mason is Headed to China – The Risks and Benefits of Doing Business...
According to the London Evening Standard, the renowned British grocer Fortnum & Mason, often branded as the “Grocer of the Royal Family”, is currently looking at opportunities to do business in...
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The Year of the Rabbit – Beliefs and Superstitions when Doing Business in China
Are you doing business in China and wondering what all the interest is right now around the new year of the rabbit? Or perhaps you’ve noticed that there are good offers on Chinese foods in the...
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Top Tips for Doing Business in China
China has seen massive economic development during the past quarter of a century and its economy is now the second largest in the world. With the recent agreements to increase UK – China trade, the...
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