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About Your Guide
Your guide to China: Peter P.W. Chen
Web site: www.executiveplanet.com
About your guide:
Peter P.W. Chen (e-mail granddragon@sina.com) is a Senior Business Management Consultant/Coach/Trainer based in Shanghai since 1991. He specializes in Investment, Management and Trade in and with China as well as Human Resource Development. All four of his professional secretarial workshops, organized by the Shanghai American Chamber of Commerce in 2004, were overwhelmingly overbooked. Among his trainees are executives and senior secretaries from multinationals, such as General Motors, Deloitte, GSK, Hitachi, Sanyo, Intel, Mandarin Hotels, Radisson Hotels, Philips, A C Nielson, Siemens, etc.. Topics of training that he has conducted included: Secretarial Training, Communication, Time Management, Salesmanship, Marketing Management, Interpersonal Relations.
Prior to this, he was in charge of the China Business Division for Osotspa Co. Ltd., a 112 year old major Thai FMCG conglomerate. During his 15 years in China he has worked as the general manager, and Top management for JV operations in China. Peter's email address is granddragon@sina.com or piset@yahoo.com.
China: Appointment Alert! Making appointments
China: Business Dress Guidelines for business dress
China: Conversation Welcome topics of conversation
China: First Name or Title? Addressing others with respect
China: Gift Giving - Part 1 Selecting and presenting an appropriate business gift
China: Gift Giving - Part 2 Selecting and presenting an appropriate business gift
China: Let's Make a Deal! - Part 1 What you should know before negotiating
China: Let's Make a Deal! - Part 2 What you should know before negotiating
China: Prosperous Entertaining - Part 1 Entertaining for business success
China: Prosperous Entertaining - Part 2 Entertaining for business success
China: Public Behaviour Acceptable public conduct
Useful Web Sites for China
Economist Country Briefings: China
World Health Organization: China
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China Business Etiquette and Culture
This guide to China business etiquette and culture covers many aspects of doing business in China. It is our goal to provide practical, accurate, and up-to-date tips on China business culture and etiquette, written by experts in business consulting in China. We encourage visitors to leave questions or comments on on our discussion boards, moderated by experts in intercultural training and business. Your contributions help us make Executive Planet™ the most comprehensive resource on Peter P.W. Chen business etiquette and culture on the Internet.
This guide contains the following articles:
Let's Make a Deal - negotiating tactics, the value of connections, recommended business card style and content, business card protocol, sitting and presenting yourself in meetings, language for brochures and promotional material, pace of business, preferred presentation styles, final agreements, thinking styles, adherance to company policy, and more on China business culture . . .
Prosperous Entertaining - typical mealtimes throughout the day, best venues for business entertaining, punctuality for social events, dinner table seating etiquette, mealtime etiquette, importance of alcohol, toasting, guidelines for hosting a banquet/social event, what foods should be served/avoided, accepting and declining invitations, and more on China business etiquette. . .
Appointment Alert! - typical vacation times, recommended apppointment times, length of the lunch hour, signals that indicate beginning or end of an appointment, best arrival time (early, late, right on time), and more on China business culture. . .
Gift Giving - recommended gifts, gifts to avoid, good and bad colours for wrapping paper, how to present a gift to individuals and groups, guidelines for receiving gifts, and more on China business culture. . .
First Name or Title? - using titles such as 'Doctor', naming conventions to avoid, when to use first names, and more. . .
Public Behaviour - how to greet strangers and introduce yourself, the rules for men shaking hands with women, acceptable demeanor, rules for eye contact, gestures/sayings to avoid, and more on China business culture. . .
Business Dress - is dress modest, conservative, etc., specific dress requirements for men and women, what visitors should wear to social functions, and more on China business culture. .
Conversation - welcome and unwelcome topics of conversation, the role of compliments, the tone of voice to be used, whether your hosts are physical or more reserved, and more on China business etiquette. .. . .
