Doing Business Successfully in China

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Mistakes to avoid in managing multicultural teams

Abstract:

This chapter discusses cross-cultural management and human resources management issues when operating a business in China.This chapter makes a major theoretical contribution to the cross-culture management and human resources management. It highlights mistakes made using case material from Foster's.It makes the distinction between the mainland Chinese and overseas Chinese. This is important especially in doing business with mainland China. Business activities today have a strong focus on mainland China. Failing to distinguish between mainland Chinese and overseas Chinese may cause management and other mistakes which can be vital for businesses.It also discusses the possible issues ...