Following 12 points are the summary of experience collected from members of Business & Administration Association who are staffs of multinationals and focusing on investment project negotiation and execution in China.
- EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
- NOTHING IS EASY.
- WESTERN BUSINESS LOGIC DOES NOT APPLY.
- IT IS A FUN PROJECT IF THERE IS NO DEADLINE.
- YOU MUST PERSIST-THINGS WILL COME YOUR WAY EVENTUALLY.
- PATIENCE IS THE ESSENCE OF SUCCESS.
- "YOU DONT KNOW CHINA" MEANS-THEY DISAGREE.
- "INTERNAL REGULATION" MEANS THEY ARE MAD AT YOU.
- "NEW REGULATION" MEANS THEY FOUND A NEW WAY TO AVOID DOING SOMETHING.
- "BASICALLY, NO PROBLEM" MEANS BIG PROBLEM.
- WHEN YOU ARE OPTIMISTIC, THINK ABOUT RULE#2.
- WHEN YOU ARE DISCOURAGED, THINK ABOUT RULE#1.
Coryright� 1996-1998 Business & Administration Association