What Do Chinese Business Leaders Have to Do Differently When They Run the International Business as Opposed to a Local Business

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What do Chinese business leaders have to do differently when they run the international business as opposed to a local business? Abstract Leadership plays an important role in running international business effectively. Therefore, leaders’ behaviour and traits are the essential factors in the effective international business management. Chinese leadership styles are influenced by traditional culture base on Confucianism. Globalisation has pushed the cultural convergence so understanding cross–culture is the key in doing international business. Many styles of leadership can be learned by Chinese leaders who are doing international business to achieve the enterprise’s goal. This paper is going to discuss what business leaders have to do differently as opposed to a local business. Introduction What do Chinese business leaders have to do differently when they run the international business as opposed to a local business? Have the Chinese business leaders recognized the challenges to deal with the international business? This research paper is going to analyse what kind of leadership styles are adapted to Chinese businessmen who are running international business from the following aspects. Firstly, what is the main characteristic of Chinese leadership? Secondly, analyse the Chinese traditional culture. Thirdly, compare Chinese culture to Western culture and the problem occurred in multinational enterprises. Finally discuss the styles can be learned by people who are running international business. Huawei will be taken as an example which is doing international business successfully. What is the main leadership style in China? As political and economic reformed in China has made China rapidly become a strong country in the world, this huge change also brought a lot pressure to the business organisations, especially the leaders who are running international

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