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![人才保留 [réncáibǎoliú] Talent Retention](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Talent-Retention-150x134.png "人才保留 [réncáibǎoliú] Talent Retention") With the labour shortage and ever increasing labour costs in China,what can Multinational Corporations (MNCs) consider beyond offering attractive salaries that might threatens their competitiveness? The trick to improve talent retention is to build a committed as opposed to a satisfied (or worse) workforce and I believe there are certain aspects where Western . . . →Read More:Talent Retention in China:Suggestions for the Western Executive (Part I) ![学中文 [xuézhōngwén] Learn Chinese](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Learn-Chinese-150x69.png "学中文 [xuézhōngwén] Learn Chinese") Here are my favorite Chinese Mandarin learning apps.
StickyStudy This $4 app is easily the best Flashcard function out there. The Leitner Study Method algorithm works beautifully to introduce, rehearse and re-enforce vocabulary. The HSK levels are complete and well edited. Very nice and the best way to build your Chinese Mandarin vocabulary. Comes with both Traditional . . . →Read More:My Favorite Chinese Mandarin Learning Apps ![企业家 [qǐyèjiā] Entrepreneur](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Entrepreneur-150x78.png "企业家 [qǐyèjiā] Entrepreneur") In the La Trobe GSM subject ‘Entrepreneurial Business Planning’,Kama Knudsen and I researched and presented and compared and contrasted the definitions of a Small Business Owner and an Entrepreneur. Below is the summary of this research:
Defining The Small Business Owner An individual who establishes,independently owns &manages a business . . . →Read More:Comparison:Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs 
Bennis’s theory of Leaders versus Managers The manager administers;the leader innovates. The manager is a copy;the leader is an original. The manager maintains;the leader develops. The manager accepts reality;the leader investigates it. The manager focuses on systems and structure;the leader focuses on people. The manager . . . →Read More:Bennis’s theory of Leaders versus Managers  What’s up with Simplified Chinese character of 爱 (ài- love) missing the 心 (xīn - heart) radical? I’d much rather see a heart in love (心) as in the Traditional character for love (愛). The history of character simplification is quite interesting. It started with the New Culture Movement (xīnwénhuàyùndòng - 新文化运动) in the beginning of the 20th . . . →Read More:Love Simplified:愛 vs. 爱  There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. ![Negotiate 谈判 [tánpàn] David Petersson 潘德伟](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Negotiate-谈判-tánpàn-150x100.png "Negotiate 谈判 [tánpàn] David Petersson 潘德伟") Most Westerners are aware of the importance of giving and receiving face (面子 or miànzi). With this blog I would like to point out some important aspects of during business negotiations in China.
In China,a person’s reputation and social standing relies on saving face. A Westerner who fails to do so,even unintentionally, . . . →Read More:Chinese Negotiations:The Importance of Face ![工商管理碩士 [gōngshāngguǎnlǐshuòshì] MBA David Petersson 潘德伟](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/MBA-150x57.png "工商管理碩士 [gōngshāngguǎnlǐshuòshì] MBA David Petersson 潘德伟") It’s been a very busy but rewarding 15 months of full-time MBA studies in Melbourne. Little did I know how much work it would be complete the studies at pace that I have. Having said that,it is also nice to have completed the program in the shortest time possible and be able to start . . . →Read More:My MBA experience This is an essay I wrote for the subject International and Comparative Human Resource Management at La Trobe. The topic for the essay is: It is argued that technical ability,cross cultural suitability,family requirements (including those of dual career couples) and host country language skills are critical criteria that must be considered in the . . . →Read More:International HR:An essay on expatriate selection This posting is an Individual Essay that I wrote in the subject Developing People And High Performance Organisations at La Trobe’s Graduate School of Management (GSM) in October 2010. The question was “Discuss the ways in which a strategic approach to HRD can play a strategic role within an organisation”which proved to be a huge . . . →Read More:Developing People And High Performance Organisations:Individual Essay | ||||
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