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Barriers to Entry

Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Breakthroughs in a Chinese Workplace

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Explores the unique human resource culture in the Chinese corporate environment
  • Provides insights into novel work conditions that non-Chinese encounter when working in China
  • Offers a primer for non-Chinese wondering what to expect in a Chinese company

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Introduction

    • Paul Ross
    Pages 1-22
  3. History Lessons

    • Paul Ross
    Pages 23-65
  4. On the Runway

    • Paul Ross
    Pages 67-93
  5. Roles and Responsibilities

    • Paul Ross
    Pages 95-127
  6. Living to Work

    • Paul Ross
    Pages 129-156
  7. Bamboo Ceiling

    • Paul Ross
    Pages 157-186
  8. All Work and Play

    • Paul Ross
    Pages 187-212
  9. Metaphorically Speaking

    • Paul Ross
    Pages 213-242
  10. Reverse Angle

    • Paul Ross
    Pages 243-268
  11. A View to the Future

    • Paul Ross
    Pages 269-293
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 295-339

About this book

This book offers a unique perspective on the challenges that non-Chinese employed by Chinese companies face and provides insight into the issues foreign employees working for Chinese management encounter. As its source of content the book analyzes the experiences of those currently working for Chinese companies both inside and outside China and in exploring the dimensions of that experience lifts the veil on the inner workings of a Chinese company. By supplementing this primary analysis with secondary research that encompasses a wide range of disciplines (cross-cultural relations, Chinese management philosophy and practice, human resource management, linguistics, and aesthetics, etc.) the book serves as an invaluable resource for those engaged in the study of Chinese enterprise culture and management, cross-cultural relations, international business and human resource management. 
 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Boynton Beach, USA

    Paul Ross

About the author

Paul Ross is a telecommunications executive based in Shanghai who has lived in China for more than a decade and has extensive experience working within a Chinese state-owned enterprise environment.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Barriers to Entry

  • Book Subtitle: Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Breakthroughs in a Chinese Workplace

  • Authors: Paul Ross

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9566-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9565-0Published: 19 December 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9568-1Published: 11 January 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-32-9566-7Published: 02 December 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 339

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Asian Business, Project Management, Human Resource Management

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eBook USD 119.00
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Softcover Book USD 159.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 159.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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