cross-cultural

When it comes to cross-cultural training days, Christian Havrehed did things differently. Rather than utilising a projector and a whiteboard, Havrehed decided the best way to really understand a person and their culture was to build a boat, find a Chinese friend and then row all the way to Barbados from China Everyone believed such an off the wall cross-cultural project was doomed to fail, but they pulled it off. …

Tom Pattinson speaks to Matthew Kong from recruitment consultancy Talent Spot about trends in Chinese recruitment strategy   For businesses looking to enter the Chinese market, what are the first things they should consider when it comes to hiring? Without a doubt, employers should ensure they have carried out a background or reference check before taking anyone on. Legally speaking, companies need to ensure they are legally able to employ …

A one-day project between the University of Salford’s fashion department and Zhejiang Fashion Institute of Technology succinctly demonstrates the value of years of cross-cultural exchange and training, writes Tom Pattinson Back in 2011, the British Council established a campaign to pair up specialist technical colleges in China with British higher education institutions. Initially focusing on fashion design, the aim was to have both staff exchanges and shared student projects. Out …

As the emphasis shifts from training ex-pats in how to work in China to training Chinese staff on global practices, Helen Roxburgh discovers that, fundamentally, people aren’t that different  Cross-cultural training is nothing new in China, but as the nature of the country’s business world evolves, it is becoming more important than ever. Chinese companies have been looking outward and internationalising at a breakneck pace, and many of the old …