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Chinese Business Etiquette: A Guide to Protocol, Manners, and Culture in the People's Republic of China (A Revised and Updated Edition of "Dealing with the Chinese")
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Sales rank 57,669
Customers rating (based on 27 reviews)
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East-West business is booming as thousands of people flock to China. The author, with 25 years of experience dealing with the Chinese, provides up-to-date advice on how to succeed, avoid gaffes, interpret behaviour and make positive impressions.
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| Publisher | Grand Central Publishing | | Release date | 03/1999 | | Availability | Usually ships in 24 hours | | Edition | Paperback |
| | List price | $14.99 | | Our price | $10.19 (you save 32.02%) | | Used price | from $3.84 |
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 Brushing Up on Manners and Culture
This was a very insightful treat for those who are interested in doing anything with the Chinese, whether it is for business or just leisure travelling. It is filled with many facts on how to get accustomed to the non-western ways, which may make you more favorable when conducting business. This would be a good read for a university course in Asian Business studies, as it covers all the basics. However, as said, it only covered the basics, which was a pity. One should read this when dealing with large corporations and not middle or small companies because it'll be nearly irrelevant.
At the end of each chapter there is a short outline of all the things covered, so that the reader doesn't necessarily need to read the whole book in-depth, but just the parts he or she wants to get more acquainted with. Scott Seligman also introduces words in Chinese and how they are pronounced, which can also be added to one's knowledge bank. The topics covered in Chinese Business Etiquette ranged from accommodation, when and what gifts should be given, politeness and even what to do when you are hosting.
This book is recommended, but remember to take it with a grain of salt. Times are changing and not everything in this book is set in stone. As the Chinese adopt customs from Western cultures, business life as we know it is being more globalized.
 Enlightening to say the least
To those with aspirations of doing business in China I strongly recommend reading it for covers all of the major avenues of the PRC's culture and how to conduct yourself.
It exposes the reader to ways of life that appear strange to us. For example, in America, it is up to the individual to make his way in life. In China, the individual's opinion has little weight in decision making. It is the "danwei," the work unit, who decides the best course of action in this collective thinking culture.
Quite simply, this is a very informative read.
interesting and practical
I really enjoyed reading this book, I found it useful. It uses a practical approach to meetings and negotiations in China, I mean it not only says "do that" and "don't do that" like other books on etiquette but explains it with concret examples and situations, so one can prepare well on how to behave in certain situations.
This is The Second Step In A Journey of 1000 Miles
I liked Chinese Business Etiquette: A Guide to Protocol, Manners, and Culture in the People's Republic of China a lot. I'm trying to get up speed real quickly on doing business in China. I think of it as a 1000 Mile journey. The first book The Gods of Business I read got me about 500 miles down the road real quick. It gave me the basics of the country's religion and their approach to business. After that I read this book and then read (Doing Business in China For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))) each of which added another 250 miles of knowledge.
Great Guide to Chinese Culture
This book contains very useful information about Chinese Culture -- it's not at all just for business people, but for anyone who wants to understand the culture... or at least try to not stick their foot in their mouth when interacting with Chinese people.
Whenever I surprise my Chinese fiancee by knowing something about Chinese Culture (like the seating arrangements at a banquet), most of the time it was learned from this book. I can't rate it highly enough.
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