{"product_id":"trouble-in-the-middle-9780415884488","title":"Trouble in the Middle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will help readers better understand the ethical and cultural assumptions that both American and Chinese business cultures bring to business relationships in China. It analyzes the relationships developed between the two cultures, areas where they conflict, and how these conflicts are (or are not) resolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese relationships are investigated in three stages. The author:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edescribes and interprets American business experience in China \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edescribes and interprets Chinese business experience in China, including interaction with Americans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecompares these two business cultures as they are experienced in China to investigate the relationships between them, centering the cultural analysis on ethical issues. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeldman''s thorough research gets to the crux of how American and Chinese executives perceive the ethical and cultural aspects of doing business. The result is a book that will prove helpful to all those looking to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Feldman has written this well-researched, informative work \"to investigate the ethical and cultural aspects of Chinese-American business relations.\" ...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe examines assumptions Americans bring to Chinese negotiations by scrutiny of relevant literature and empirical analyses. He also points out that the Chinese are just as victimized by their corrupt systems as are foreign business partners. Finally, Feldman compares the experiences of American and Chinese businesses in China. Because the primary research in this area is still rather scant, his data collection method was interviews. This firsthand, insider information is vital to understanding the way business is practiced in China. Summing Up: Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eL. K Miller, Western Kentucky University in CHOICE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@SelectedContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. Rationale for and Outline of the Book 2. Trouble in the Middle: The Ethics of Cross-Cultural Business Relations \u003cstrong\u003eCulture and History\u003c\/strong\u003e 3. Central Control and Its Shadow: A Brief History of Chinese Culture and Institutions 4. Confused Motives and Deep Ambivalences: A Brief History of American-Chinese Cross-Cultural Relations in China \u003cstrong\u003eGovernment and Corruption\u003c\/strong\u003e 5. The Turtle and the Hare: An Essay on Political and Economic Reform in China 6. Business-Government Corruption in China: Americans Suffer Only the Half of It \u003cstrong\u003eCulture and Conflict\u003c\/strong\u003e 7. One’s, Two’s, and Three’s: The Roots of Cultural Conflict in American-Chinese Business Relations 8. Culture, Corruption, and Business in China: The Conflicting Worlds of American and Chinese \u003cstrong\u003eIntellectual Property\u003c\/strong\u003e 9. Clear as Mud: The Ethics of Intellectual Property in China 10. Power, Property, and Culture: American-Chinese Conflicts over Intellectual Property in China \u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e 11. Notes on the Cultural Middle \u003cstrong\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/strong\u003e 12. Three Years Later: 2010\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402156089687,"sku":"9780415884488","price":58.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415884488.jpg?v=1730479556","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/trouble-in-the-middle-9780415884488","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}