Performing your China supplier due-diligence

By David Petersson, on July 28th, 2010%
Supplier [gōngyìngshāng] 供应商 David Petersson 潘德伟

These days almost any product you can imagine is being produced in China. This means of course that there are quite possibly products already available or able to be produced that would meet your business needs also. But you’ve probably already considered these possibilities, which is why you’re reading this post.

Of course, such opportunities . . . → Read More: Performing your China supplier due-diligence

8 comments   Consultants, Quality Assurance, Sourcing, Suppliers

Do you have a Mao in your JV?

By David Petersson, on July 23rd, 2010%
Mao Zedong David Petersson 潘德伟

 

Although it has been more than 30 years since Mao Zedong passed away, his influence can be found in the management tactics employed by some Chinese executives and if not identified or addressed, these tactics could undermine the JV.

For a moment, consider the way Mao wielded power: by keeping the . . . → Read More: Do you have a Mao in your JV?

5 comments   Joint Venture, Management

How to Get the Best Value from Your China Business Consultant

By David Petersson, on July 16th, 2010%
Consultant 顾问 [gùwèn] David Petersson 潘德伟

If you have attended a China related seminar, conference or even trade-show then you have probably been approached, surrounded or bombarded by consultants of all colours, language and education background – all claiming to have the best solution for you ranging from China entry, licences, registration, sourcing and negotiations to business plan and market research. . . . → Read More: How to Get the Best Value from Your China Business Consultant

2 comments   Company Establishment, Consultants, Greenfield, Human Resources, Management, Project Management, Service, Suppliers

The Essentials of Company Set-up in China

By David Petersson, on July 11th, 2010%
Company Incorporation 组成公司 [zǔchénggōngsī] David Petersson 潘德伟

Successfully setting up a company in China requires knowledge and planning in a number of areas. These will be different depending on if you wish to source products or services from China or plan to market and sell your own products and services on the Chinese market.

Here are the essentials:

1. There are a . . . → Read More: The Essentials of Company Set-up in China

6 comments   Company Establishment, Greenfield, Human Resources

Google in China and the art of self-discipline

By David Petersson, on July 9th, 2010%
Google [Gǔgē] 谷歌 David Petersson 潘德伟

In understanding Google’s decision to close their www.google.cn site, this is the most comprehensive article I have come across.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/23/magazine/23google.html?emc=eta1

The article also gives a good insight to the workings of self-discipline (read self-censorship) or as Clive Thompson writes:

The Chinese system relies on a classic psychological truth: self-censorship is always far more comprehensive than . . . → Read More: Google in China and the art of self-discipline

Leave a comment   Internet

Wanna be in China?

By David Petersson, on July 8th, 2010%

The Chinese market has undergone enormous transformation since I first arrived in 1989. At that time, some 80% of the population lived on the countryside with only 20% in the cities. This ratio has changed to 40% living in the cities today. The Megapolises of the Yangtze River Delta Megapolis (Shanghai-Hangzhou-Nanjing-Ningbo-Suzhou) now consists of 97 . . . → Read More: Wanna be in China?

7 comments   Future, Management, Manufacturing, Sales & Marketing, Service, Value Chain