DiligenceChina

As a New Yorker living in Shanghai, I regularly visit the New York Times website to catch up on what’s going on at home and to see their take on world politics. Growing up as a journo-wannabe, I revered the Gray Lady with an unwavering faith that only devout Catholics visiting the Vatican can […]

I was speaking with a western businessman in Shanghai, discussing the state of Chinese management. My point was that localization of China-based MNCs was limited by a lack of creativity and independent thinking on the part of local Chinese managers – which was a result of China’s education system. He agreed, but said […]

Let’s meet 2 typical US owner/managers who have just arrived in Shanghai – Al and Bob.
Al is the type of start-up manager who is cost sensitive, and tries to get the best price on everything. He spends a lot of time negotiating and investigating low-cost sources.
Bob is a little me more circumspect […]

I recently reviewed an online tool for managing sales teams and running sales meetings. The technology wasn’t overly complicated, and a manager could expect his people to be up and running on the software after some pretty light training. It seemed like the perfect tool for a US-based owner or manager to stay […]

Others have already referenced the CCTV program that makes it OK to talk about China as a world power (h/t ChinaLawBlog, GraniteStudio). The NYTimes article is worth a read if you’ve missed it.
And thus the pendulum starts to swing and the bi-polar nature of the Chinese manifests itself once again. Chinese […]