Understanding China: Center Stage of the Fourth Power (Suny Series in International Management) - Softcover

Ju, Yanan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791431223 ISBN 13: 9780791431221

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1996

Synopsis

An analysis of Chinese economic and political behaviors from a cultural perspective. Discusses the importance of understanding how the Chinese do business among themselves and with others.

Using empirical research data and his first-hand experiences, the author argues that (1) the Fourth Economic Power is truly emerging with mainland China being the center stage, and the Chinese Diaspora being the key players; (2) understanding guanxi (connections), among other things, represents the key to understanding doing business in China; (3) China is not yet ready for democracy; benevolent authoritarianism will most likely define China's political life; (4) China's corruption problem-either of a structural nature or a moral nature-is solvable; (5) education holds China's future; and (6) Chinese family can be the most sustainable resource of the Fourth Power.

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About the Author

Yanan Ju lived in China for 40 years and is currently Professor in the Communication Department at Central Connecticut State University. He has authored many books, including Organizational Teamwork in High-Speed Management (with Donald P. Cushman) and The Great Wall in Ruins: Communication and Cultural Change in China (with Godwin C. Chu), both published by SUNY Press.

From the Back Cover

Using empirical research data and his first-hand experiences, the author argues that (1) the Fourth Economic Power is truly emerging with mainland China being the center stage, and the Chinese Diaspora being the key players; (2) understanding guanxi (connections), among other things, represents the key to understanding doing business in China; (3) China is not yet ready for democracy; benevolent authoritarianism will most likely define China's political life; (4) China's corruption problems - either of a structural nature or a moral nature - is solvable: (5) education holds China's future; and (6) Chinese family can be the most sustainable resource of the Fourth Power.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791431223
• ISBN 13: 9780791431221
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 206