Mind the Gaps
Singapore Business in China
Published on 11. June 2018
99 pages
978-981-230-543-5 (ISBN)
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
File size
0,47 MB
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978-981-230-543-5 (9789812305435)
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Content
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- Foreword by Stephen Lee
- Preface
- About the Authors
- CHAPTER 1: SINGAPORE'S CHINA TRAJECTORY
- Introduction
- Overview of Singapore Investments and Trade in China
- Singapore-China Investments
- China-Singapore Trade Structure
- Singapore in Liaoning and Zhejiang
- Liaoning
- Economy
- Infrastructure
- Zhejiang
- Economy
- Infrastructure
- Positioning Singapore in Liaoning and Zhejiang
- Summing Up
- CHAPTER 2: WHAT BUSINESS PEOPLE SAY
- Introduction
- Singaporeans in the Constellation of Foreigners
- Relative Degree of Foreignness
- Time
- Space
- Consequences of Distance
- Differences between Mainlanders and Singaporeans
- Contrasting Behaviour Patterns
- Legalistic versus Opportunistic
- Hierarchical versus Unstructured
- Process-Driven versus Results-Driven
- The Guanxi Gap
- Perceptions of Singapore Business in China
- Four Pillars of Singapore Model
- Strong Government
- Financial Prosperity
- Socio-Economic Stability
- Cosmopolitan Identity
- The Western Gap
- Summing Up
- CHAPTER 3: LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE
- Introduction
- Flexibility is Key
- Profits are in the Long-Term
- Building Relationships at All Levels is Essential
- A Wider View of the Chinese Business World Helps
- Business Principles Alone will not Ensure Success
- Summing Up
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Appendices
- Index
