Trouble in the Middle
American-Chinese Business Relations, Culture, Conflict, and Ethics
1st Edition
Published on 4. March 2013
Book
Hardback
506 pages
978-0-415-81877-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book will help readers better understand the ethical and cultural assumptions that both American and Chinese business cultures bring to business relationships in China. It analyzes the relationships developed between the two cultures, areas where they conflict, and how these conflicts are (or are not) resolved.
These relationships are investigated in three stages. The author:
describes and interprets American business experience in China
describes and interprets Chinese business experience in China, including interaction with Americans
compares these two business cultures as they are experienced in China to investigate the relationships between them, centering the cultural analysis on ethical issues.
Feldman's thorough research gets to the crux of how American and Chinese executives perceive the ethical and cultural aspects of doing business. The result is a book that will prove helpful to all those looking to expertly navigate Chinese-American business relationships.
These relationships are investigated in three stages. The author:
describes and interprets American business experience in China
describes and interprets Chinese business experience in China, including interaction with Americans
compares these two business cultures as they are experienced in China to investigate the relationships between them, centering the cultural analysis on ethical issues.
Feldman's thorough research gets to the crux of how American and Chinese executives perceive the ethical and cultural aspects of doing business. The result is a book that will prove helpful to all those looking to expertly navigate Chinese-American business relationships.
Reviews / Votes
"Feldman has written this well-researched, informative work "to investigate the ethical and cultural aspects of Chinese-American business relations." ...He examines assumptions Americans bring to Chinese negotiations by scrutiny of relevant literature and empirical analyses. He also points out that the Chinese are just as victimized by their corrupt systems as are foreign business partners. Finally, Feldman compares the experiences of American and Chinese businesses in China. Because the primary research in this area is still rather scant, his data collection method was interviews. This firsthand, insider information is vital to understanding the way business is practiced in China. Summing Up: Highly recommended." - L. K Miller, Western Kentucky University in CHOICEMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
885 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-81877-3 (9780415818773)
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Steven Feldman
Trouble in the Middle
American-Chinese Business Relations, Culture, Conflict, and Ethics
E-Book
05/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
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Steven Feldman
Trouble in the Middle
American-Chinese Business Relations, Culture, Conflict, and Ethics
E-Book
05/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€89.99
Available for download
Steven Feldman
Trouble in the Middle
American-Chinese Business Relations, Culture, Conflict, and Ethics
Book
03/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
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Person
Steven P. Feldman is professor of business ethics at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. He was Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer in business ethics at Shanghai International Studies University in Shanghai, China. His Ph.D is from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. He has held visiting positions at Oxford University, University of Innsbruck, and the University of Minnesota. He has lectured broadly in China on business ethics issues. His previously published books are Memory as a Moral Decision and The Culture of Monopoly Management. He has published extensively in management journals on ethical and cultural issues. Steve specializes in American-Chinese business relations, business ethics, and nonprofit management.
Content
@SelectedContents: Introduction 1. Rationale for and Outline of the Book 2. Trouble in the Middle: The Ethics of Cross-Cultural Business Relations Culture and History 3. Central Control and Its Shadow: A Brief History of Chinese Culture and Institutions 4. Confused Motives and Deep Ambivalences: A Brief History of American-Chinese Cross-Cultural Relations in China Government and Corruption 5. The Turtle and the Hare: An Essay on Political and Economic Reform in China 6. Business-Government Corruption in China: Americans Suffer Only the Half of It Culture and Conflict 7. One's, Two's, and Three's: The Roots of Cultural Conflict in American-Chinese Business Relations 8. Culture, Corruption, and Business in China: The Conflicting Worlds of American and Chinese Intellectual Property 9. Clear as Mud: The Ethics of Intellectual Property in China 10. Power, Property, and Culture: American-Chinese Conflicts over Intellectual Property in China Conclusion 11. Notes on the Cultural Middle Epilogue 12. Three Years Later: 2010