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Actual for You - Guanxi, Business and Their Madness
Most small business owners have considered financing at some point in the life of their business. You may have considered expansion, buying new equipment, more inventories, purchasing real estate, or just looking for a new capital infusion. But the confusion surrounding SBA loans may perplex or frustrate even the most astute entrepreneur. Conflicting information from your trusted advisors or the internet may not help to bring you closer to separating fact from fiction.There are many myths surrounding SBA loans. Some of these myths are substantial and strong enough to discourage a small business owner from expanding, getting out from under
B.) Personal Diplomacy
Mr. Chen asks Mr. Huang and Mrs. Zhang separately on why their relationship is so poorly (This allows both party to save "face" in case something goes wrong). He offeres his help in resolving the conflict to both sides and highlight the benefits that both side can accomplish with good relations.
or more drastically (and dangerously)
In the presence of Mr. Huang, a strategy can be employed whe
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or more drastically (and dangerously)
In the presence of Mr. Huang, a strategy can be employed wher
All in all, our decision-making equipment is pretty sound. We don’t follow the lead lemming over a cliff. We can’t be fooled into thinking that a 99-cent lure is a meal. We don’t try to catch car fenders with our teeth. Then again, it wasn’t a dog who launched New Coke. So there are a few bugs – little design flaws of the mind – that can have big consequences.People are clinically overoptimistic, for instance, assigning zero probability to events that are merely unlikely (such as a massive iceberg in the path of a really big ship). We see “patterns” in the random movements of stocks the way our ancestors saw bears and hunters in the scatt
Sometimes, however, even the Chinese have a tough time of handling the intricacies of guanxi. Like doing business, developing guanxi with others cannot be all honest and straight forward, In addition, there is the added pressure of developing a better guanxi with their target than the guy next to you, who is also trying to win your target over. My head is beginning to spin....let's put it this way...
Sample Case of Guanxi's Complexity
Mr. Chen owns a small manufacturing plant makng leather belts and he's looking to expand his business by borrowing money from Mr. Huang, the branch manager, of the only bank in town. But he knows that Mrs. Zhang, one of his biggest customer, is on bad terms with this branch manager, and Mr. Chen is afraid of losing business from Mrs. Zhang if she finds out about his relationship with Mr. Huang. If he doesn't handle this situation well, his guanxi with Mrs. Zhang or Mr. Huang can turn sour, or even worse, both of them will take their business elsewhere and Mr. Chen will be in deeper trouble. So what can Mr. Chen do to get his loan and still keep Mrs. Zhang happy?
A.) Hire Parties to Mediate the Situation
One party speaks on Mr. Chen's behalf to Mr. Huang. The second party also speaks on Mr. Chen's behalf, but to Mrs. Zhang.
B.) Personal Diplomacy
Mr. Chen asks Mr. Huang and Mrs. Zhang separately on why their relationship is so poorly (This allows both party to save "face" in case something goes wrong). He offeres his help in resolving the conflict to both sides and highlight the benefits that both side can accomplish with good relations.
or more drastically (and dangerously)
In the presence of Mr. Huang, a strategy can be employed whe
You trust your briefcase to hold your working life. Yet it gets banged, jostled, knocked around, even wet, especially in the crowded city. When you finally make it to the office, or return home, there is always an anxious moment, opening the lid and waiting for the results inside. Did your precious cargo survive?The time has come for you to stop worrying about your old leather briefcase. The next generation in office equipment is here: the aluminum briefcase. This isn't your grandfather's soft, pliable briefcase; the new aluminum briefcase is rock solid and protects your important personal items, worry free. This briefcase is very much t
Sample Case of Guanxi's Complexity
Mr. Chen owns a small manufacturing plant makng leather belts and he's looking to expand his business by borrowing money from Mr. Huang, the branch manager, of the only bank in town. But he knows that Mrs. Zhang, one of his biggest customer, is on bad terms with this branch manager, and Mr. Chen is afraid of losing business from Mrs. Zhang if she finds out about his relationship with Mr. Huang. If he doesn't handle this situation well, his guanxi with Mrs. Zhang or Mr. Huang can turn sour, or even worse, both of them will take their business elsewhere and Mr. Chen will be in deeper trouble. So what can Mr. Chen do to get his loan and still keep Mrs. Zhang happy?
A.) Hire Parties to Mediate the Situation
One party speaks on Mr. Chen's behalf to Mr. Huang. The second party also speaks on Mr. Chen's behalf, but to Mrs. Zhang.
B.) Personal Diplomacy
Mr. Chen asks Mr. Huang and Mrs. Zhang separately on why their relationship is so poorly (This allows both party to save "face" in case something goes wrong). He offeres his help in resolving the conflict to both sides and highlight the benefits that both side can accomplish with good relations.
or more drastically (and dangerously)
In the presence of Mr. Huang, a strategy can be employed whe
Entrepreneurship has been defined by many psychologists and researchers in different terms having more or less the same meaning. Richard Cantillon, an Irishman, first defined the term entrepreneur and its unique risk bearing character, for the first time in the 18th century. But it is Alan Jacobowitz, a professor of psychology, who developed a series of indicators to identify entrepreneurs.The Jacobwitz theory calls these indicators different stages of the entrepreneur:1. Early childhood exposure 2. Trouble in school 3. Problems with work 4. Desire to risk 5. Business independenceThese are characteristics
A.) Hire Parties to Mediate the Situation
One party speaks on Mr. Chen's behalf to Mr. Huang. The second party also speaks on Mr. Chen's behalf, but to Mrs. Zhang.
B.) Personal Diplomacy
Mr. Chen asks Mr. Huang and Mrs. Zhang separately on why their relationship is so poorly (This allows both party to save "face" in case something goes wrong). He offeres his help in resolving the conflict to both sides and highlight the benefits that both side can accomplish with good relations.
or more drastically (and dangerously)
In the presence of Mr. Huang, a strategy can be employed whe
These days there are over 90,000 ezines and newsletters on the internet. So how do you know whether you should add your own company ezine to the mix? This is a big question for many company CEOs and public relations experts as well as small business owners.An ezine is a time consuming commitment, one that must be kept in order to have positive results for your business. But if done correctly and with the right intentions an ezine can be a great asset.When making your decision, there are 5 questions you should ask yourself in order to determine whether or not publishing an ezine is right for your business.1.Who is your target
B.) Personal Diplomacy
Mr. Chen asks Mr. Huang and Mrs. Zhang separately on why their relationship is so poorly (This allows both party to save "face" in case something goes wrong). He offeres his help in resolving the conflict to both sides and highlight the benefits that both side can accomplish with good relations.
or more drastically (and dangerously)
In the presence of Mr. Huang, a strategy can be employed where Mr. Chen offers criticizes Mrs. Zhang's behavior, while at the same time, he offers support to the branch manager and praise the branch manager for being so forgiving of others. This sort of forces Mr. Huang to live up to compliment that Mr. Chen so generously offered. As for Mr. Chen's case, careful diplomacy within the same line can be done by Mr. Chen. If, however, this backfires, one can imagine the consequences that await Mr. Chen.
C.) The Scapegoat
Mr. Chen can organize a situation where he makes a scapegoat of a fourth party, whose agenda is in conflict with both Mr. Huang and Mrs. Zhang. The old saying that "my enemy's enemy is my friend" applies here.
This example has only begun to break the ice of the intricacy of guanxi in China and the many ways any given situation can be influenced. Like Freud's iceberg, I like to picture guanxi as an iceberg. What we learn in school and through connections with our Chinese friends are only the top surface, the area that we can see and feel. As we dig deeper, the ice becomes colder and more dangerous to deal with, but then again, you might be able to find a flint and learn how to make a fire with it. Just be careful not to dig too far, as digging through the iceberg will reveal the frigid reality of the ocean, and who knows what other unknown that might bring.
Guanxi's Goodness
Sorry about that last part. I sort of get carried away sometimes. I got a huge course on guanxi at China's school of guanxi. An important point I also want to get across is that while guanxi is complicated and has a lot of guile to it, there are many goods that come out of guanxi. There are many goodness to it that needs to be addressed and I will address that in a later article. For example, having good guanxi solidifies trust between two parties, and in business, trust is a very important thing.
Conclusion
Anyways, if you want to learn more about guanxi-business and how Chinese business(wo)men run their businesses, Ocean University of China offers an excellent business program. I think we can rest assure that this ocean is a lot better than the ocean I described above. Any
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