I was reading the China Law Blog, and one of Dan Harris’ articles caught my attention; “Chinese Cultural Awareness Simplified: Don’t Be An Asshole“. Mr. Harris makes a very good point in his post and brings up something I should certainly clarify on my own blog. After reading his blog, I completely agree with Mr. [...]
I ran across this video that really illustrates the results – and complexities – of globalization. It’s about 6 minutes long, but well worth the time to watch.
I’ve written a few posts about how a lack of cultural competency has affected US firms trying to do business in China, but cultural mis-communication is a two-way street. This morning I had the opportunity to meet with Wayne Cozad, owner of Cube Management. During the course of our discussion the topic of culture as [...]
I recently chimed in with my own two cents regarding this question on LinkedIn: “Does cultural sensitivity and awareness deliver better business results when it comes to doing business in China?” I’ve written about cultural issues in business before and cited examples of cultural incompetence which created business problems in China for both Dell and [...]
Recent changes in Chinese labor laws have been mentioned all over the net lately. China Law Blog wrote an excellent piece on the details of the changes. Forbes wrote an article about the ramifications of those labor law changes yesterday in “Taiwan Fears Rising China Business Costs“. This is an interesting dilemma. China’s economy is [...]