As business relationships with China increase, management of multinational
enterprises and joint ventures in the U.S. and in China realizes that success
depends on attention to cultural differences. Thts article was written by a Chinese
professor of business communication who benefited from a business
internship in San Francisco and an American professor of finance who witnessed
cultural differences in business during a recent exchange visit in
Shanghai. The article highlights several cultural differences that promote
understanding and reduce the difficulties of dealing with these disparate cultures.
The Chinese point of view of these cultural differences makes thts article
uniquely valuable
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