Barriers to Entry

This book offers a unique perspective on the challenges that non-Chinese employed by Chinese companies face and provides insight into the issues foreign employees working for Chinese management encounter. As its source of content the book analyzes the experiences of those currently working for Chinese companies both inside and outside China and in exploring the dimensions of that experience lifts the veil on the inner workings of a Chinese company. By supplementing this primary analysis with secondary research that encompasses a wide range of disciplines (cross-cultural relations, Chinese management philosophy and practice, human resource management, linguistics, and aesthetics, etc.) the book serves as an invaluable resource for those engaged in the study of Chinese enterprise culture and management, cross-cultural relations, international business and human resource management.

Explores the unique human resource culture in the Chinese corporate environment Provides insights into novel work conditions that non-Chinese encounter when working in China Offers a primer for non-Chinese wondering what to expect in a Chinese company

Auteur
Paul Ross is a telecommunications executive based in Shanghai who has lived in China for more than a decade and has extensive experience working within a Chinese state-owned enterprise environment.

Contenu

1. Introduction.- 2.History Lessons.- 3. On the Runway.- 4. Roles and Responsibilities.- 5. Living to Work.- 6. Bamboo Ceiling.- 7. All Work and Play.- 8. Metaphorically Speaking.- 9. Reverse Angle.- 10. A View to the Future.