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• Limits and Responsibilities of China Business (Part 1) - Editor, 17 December 2007

Mainstream media and regulators would have us believe that China business is inept and even evil at times. Pollution, lead in toys, and food exports that are unsafe for consumption, seem to be all that this giant country can do! Nothing could be further from the truth. China business is diligent and dependable. This is not on ethical grounds alone: the country knows the value of branding, and is determined to make a quality mark on the world stage. Entrepreneurs and professionals will find all forms of China business eminently suited for the establishment of long term relationships. China business is perfectly capable of competing on a level playing field for the world’s markets!

• Limits and Responsibilities of China Business (Part 2) - Editor, 17 December 2007

Limits and Responsibilities of China Business (Part 1)

Teamwork and communication are the most effective means of achieving better quality and safety standards. Even Six Sigma allows for errors in the ultimate analysis: it is just that frequencies of adverse incidents are progressively reduced. Quality and safety also depend on organizational capabilities to recognize mistakes, and to design appropriate corrective actions, so that recurrence becomes most unlikely. Globalization should facilitate close cooperation between China business entities and their international partners, in the larger public interest. Chinese consumers have shown price insensitive demands for the top global brands. Similarly, China business is linked with some of the best products and services available anywhere.

• Delightful Public Ownership of China Business (Part 1) - Editor, 3 December 2007

There are fundamental differences between China business and commercial or industrial ventures in other countries. Most of the literature on this contentious matter is in English and dominated by thinkers straight-jacketed by the dogma of free enterprise. The world may have thrown the baby away with the used bath water, in dismissing qualities of public ownership once the Berlin wall and its constructor began to collapse. It is therefore a matter of sublime introspection to reflect on and to appreciate the communist foundations of China business. It is not in this country’s genes to shout from the roof tops about its strengths and capabilities. That should not prevent enthusiasts from gleaning the hidden secrets of China business.

• Delightful Public Ownership of China Business (Part 2) - Editor, 3 December 2007

Delightful Public Ownership of China Business (Part 1)

All this happens in ways which are novel, and in a language that most westerners do not know, but it does occur! An outstanding learning experience for people from all walks of life hides under the skirts of how China business truly operates. What better way to do this than to reflect on the performance and methods of a typical China business product?

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