Partnering With Chinese Firms: Lessons for International Managers

Provides conceptual backgrounds, analytical frameworks, managerial insights, and practical evidence concerning partner selection for both foreign and Chinese investors. Addresses how foreign companies should select ideal Chinese firms as well as what Chinese firms are looking for from foreign investors. Early chapters overview multinational enterprises (MNEs) in China and outline the economic environment. Later chapters delineate how to select appropriate partner firms from both foreign and Chinese perspectives. Final chapters offer case studies showing how leading MNEs adopt entry and cooperative strategies. The author is affiliated with the University of Hawaii. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)