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![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") 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 A simple but brilliant recipe for how to be innovative: AH = the aesthetic experience AHA = the intellectual experience HAHA = the humoristic experience (Koestler,1964) Get Shareaholic By writing about things in this blog,I have practiced what Nonoka and others present as models based on tacit and explicit knowledge. The externalisation process of bringing tacit knowledge to explicit has allowed me to bring out ideas that otherwise would have been stuck in the subconscious mind and allowed the original conscious thoughts . . . →Read More:From tacit to explicit knowledge ![印章 [yìnzhāng] Chop;Seal David Petersson 潘德伟](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Chop-150x144.png "印章 [yìnzhāng] Chop;Seal David Petersson 潘德伟") Executives unfamiliar with managing businesses in China will need to become familiar with the use chops or seals instead of signatures. Chops,an old custom from imperial times,may be a little confusing in the beginning and can be perceived as unsafe. However,used properly,chops can be an important tool for financial and . . . →Read More:Chop it! The usage of chops in the Chinese business environment ![足够好 [zúgòuhǎo] Good-enough](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/good-enough1-138x150.png "足够好 [zúgòuhǎo] Good-enough") I wrote this essay for the subject Advanced and International Marketing in August 2010. For this assignment we were allowed to formulate our own topic and question so I wrote about something I found both interesting and important for marketers in China. Hopefully the recommendations can be helpful marketers in China. Please feel free to leave a comment. “The ‘good-enough’ . . . →Read More:The ‘good-enough’ market segment in China ![瑞典 [Ruìdiǎn] Sweden David Petersson 潘德伟](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Sweden--150x115.png "瑞典 [Ruìdiǎn] Sweden David Petersson 潘德伟") Ever since I studied Mandarin in Taipei in the early 90s,I haven’t been able to solve the mystery of why Sweden is called 瑞典 [Ruìdiǎn] and Switzerland is called 瑞士 [Ruìshì]. There seemed to be no connection to the Chinese name and the foreign name. Most countries would either be a phonetic translation such . . . →Read More:The mystery of Sweden and Switzerland This is an essay I wrote for the subject International Business Environment in July 2010. Although not directly China related,it outlines some of the elements necessary for success in an international business environment. The assignment was: “Blunders made in international operations can be attributed to a lack of cultural sensitivity” (Deresky 2008:90). Discuss . . . →Read More:International Business Environment:Essay ![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") The Chinese are highly skilled negotiators and some of the tactics applied can be attributed to 吃苦耐劳 or chīkǔnàiláo which can be translated as “eating bitterness and enduring labour” and meaning one’s ability to work hard and endure hardships. This blog will discuss and give suggestions on the importance of this element when negotiating with Chinese. . . . →Read More:Chinese Negotiations:Eating Bitterness ![Electricity 电力 [diànlì] David Petersson 潘德伟](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Electricity--150x104.png "Electricity 电力 [diànlì] David Petersson 潘德伟") For manufacturers,ensuring the stability of your operation means getting solid infrastructure in place,and for most manufacturing that means power. Before you flip the switch on your China facility take some simple steps to make sure that you have access to the power that you need. Although China’s electrical grid has improved in recent . . . →Read More:Planning for Power Consumption in China ![Supplier [gōngyìngshāng] 供应商 David Petersson 潘德伟](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Supplier-150x93.png "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 | ||||
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