China and Shanghai Executive Overview Seminar
An understanding of the economic, social, political and technological forces shaping China is critical to personal and corporate success.This informative and insightful three- or six-hour interactive seminar on the Chinese business environment will focus on Shanghai and the big picture nationally, allowing managers to quickly and confidently assess their own China business strategy.
Who Should Attend This Seminar?
Newly-arrived executives, visiting executives and those already here who are seeking to deepen their knowledge can benefit.This seminar assumes a prior course or understanding of fundamental Chinese culture and societal concepts, such as guanxi, intercultural communication, and contemporary history.Many of these are available in our complimentary course on Chinese culture and communication.It will build on those concepts to form a picture of the modern Chinese business environment for those executives who are considering new corporate strategy, product and operational decisions, and investments.It can act as a foundation for the briefing to your head office on the current environment in China, as the kick-off to a strategy meeting, or simply for more awareness and effectiveness of the rapid changes happening here.
What will be covered:
Economic, Social, and Political Indicators in the Region
GDP, FDI, CPI, trade, and the ¡®big picture¡¯ economic statistics and what they mean to you
The Chinese political System on a national and regional level
The legal system and recent changes to labor, IP, and Corporate law and taxation
Consumer attitudes and microeconomic indicators
China Strategy Formation
The latest 5-year Plan and its implications on your business
R&D as a China strategy
KSFs and Challenges of doing business in China
Case studies of business success and failure
WTO and WIPO commitments
The Trends Shaping the Future of China
The aging trends that impact your HR and product strategy
How energy is an opportunity or a risk depending on your location
The environment is poor, but getting better
What technologies are being adopted and developed in China
As well as many others
Shanghai Business Environment
Industry and Commerce
Infrastructure expansion
Construction
The local labor market
Living and Working in Shanghai |
