impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – For many years China was referred to as the “Sleeping Dragon …”. Today China is poised to become one of the industrial giants of the 21st century with foreign direct investment (FDI …) reaching 912 billion in 2004. Multi‐national companies are flocking to China drawn by the dual advantage of low labor and …

impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Stock market “corrections” notwithstanding, growth in China …

impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – When Napoleon ruminated on China's potential to shake up the … exporting Western company of a certain size has its own China strategy firmly in place, very few Chinese companies have taken …

India and China and other Asian economies. Findings – Recognizes the risks, urging reappraisal of risk management strategies …

Purpose – An interview with Professor Henri‐Claude de Bettignies focusing on the development of China into a hugely … influential world power and the opportunities and challenges facing western companies seeking to do business in China. Design … cultural insight and need for careful selection of the best managers to send to China to ensure they can cope with uncertainty …

, symbolizing both power and wisdom, had a natural affinity with the lakes and rivers of China where it was believed to reside. The … metaphor for China itself: vast and powerful, beautiful and mysterious. However, the image of the dragon as a benevolent … when the cost of China's rapid industrialization is weighed up against the price paid by China's air and water quality, and …

businesses overseas – and some countries seem to be more appealing than others. Most recently, Tesco has moved into China and the …