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110-046 Chinese Strategies for Business | |
Availability | 1st year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr B Hendrischke |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1-hour lecture and a 2-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | Bureaucracy is a Chinese invention, spread round the world since the 17th century. The Chinese have also gained an outstanding reputation for business acumen. The way contemporary Chinese operate in business and within bureaucratic organisations is best examined against a long tradition of writing in China about military strategy, bureaucratic manoeuvring, and self-advancement. Students will read works that form the core of this tradition, and will learn ways to interpret situations and individual action in light of this tradition. The historical development of the Chinese bureaucracy and Chinese merchant activity will be reviewed, and case studies on contemporary practices will be analysed. |
Assessment | Tutorial participation, and written work totalling 4000 words. |
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