tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133793244416752440.post2234450959266345408..comments2024-02-26T19:20:15.793-08:00Comments on Cowries and Rice: Link of the Day: Learning Local Work Customs...Winslow Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914945154359674378noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133793244416752440.post-83462418555512646832021-08-29T21:37:29.977-07:002021-08-29T21:37:29.977-07:00The following seriously sometimes a really good of...The following seriously sometimes a really good offer we the fact is seriously experienced looking into. It is far from essentially common we add substitute for find out a specialized element. <a href="https://myownworkfromhomebusiness.weebly.com/home.html" rel="nofollow">work from home business</a><br />Expert_servicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938809005001806713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133793244416752440.post-30970192353856453112013-01-17T16:13:37.119-08:002013-01-17T16:13:37.119-08:00Rachel, I could not agree with you more about lear...Rachel, I could not agree with you more about learning local customs and how that should be standard practice for doing business. However, in my experience there are many organizations, Chinese and otherwise, who do never really try to cater their product or management to local tastes. <br /><br />As for the advantages that the U.S. and Europe never seem to exploit, I could write a very long and bitter blog post on that topic... <br /><br />One of the things that I find interesting about Chinese business practices is that there do not seem to be a lot of Chinese who want to say in their host country permanently (and I am speaking only from anecdotes and limited research). If that is the case, just how much should we expect Chinese people to assimilate to their new surroundings if they are simply expatriates who will make money regardless?Winslow Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08914945154359674378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133793244416752440.post-33250114321470434292013-01-14T22:47:28.470-08:002013-01-14T22:47:28.470-08:00John's article teaches the importance of learn...John's article teaches the importance of learning local customs, cultures, and preferably language (even basic) if you plan to do business in any region. <br /><br />This is Business 101 and it could make or break deals - especially in this case - Chinese investors have got to step and do more in terms of trying to fit in as Africa continues to grow and expand (attract other) hitherto reluctant inverstors especially from the West. <br /><br />The continent's citizens are well-versed with what the West expects, lifestyle, languages, etc due to centuries of interraction, and I think this is a competitive advantage that the West has not yet really tried to exploit for whatever reason. Rachel Kasumbanoreply@blogger.com