Archive for March, 2009

China: Negotitiation - not Legal

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in China: Managing Change | No Comments »

Negotiation is China is so different from the US - it's not about "rights" or ownership - its a game of chess and you have to keep your mental list ... Read more..

Unemployment in China

Friday, March 20th, 2009 Posted in China: Managing Change | No Comments »

You can take the official numbers and add 50% - unemployment in China is high. And not just among the laborers - its very high with newly graduating college ... Read more..

Devaluation in the Future?

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 Posted in China: Managing Change | No Comments »

A couple of months ago it looked like China would hold firm at the current RMB / USD exchange rate, but there are rumblings that if the stimulus package and ... Read more..

Price War

Monday, March 9th, 2009 Posted in China: Managing Change | No Comments »

I just had an email from a friend in the transportation industry in China, there is a price war. They carriers have dropped rates by 70% + on export ... Read more..

The three gentleman

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Posted in China: Managing Change | No Comments »

I had a business dinner in Shanghai on this last trip with the management of one company. The President and two VP's of a large privately held company that ... Read more..

What the Chinese are Reading

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Posted in China: Managing Change | No Comments »

I met with a student who had inteviewed me for a research paper on how foreigners adjust to living in China. As we had talked on the phone during ... Read more..

Office Layout Differences

Sunday, March 1st, 2009 Posted in China: Managing Change | No Comments »

I had a chance this last trip to meet a friend who is now the mktg manager of a company that offers temporary, parttime or virtual office space. You ... Read more..