Chinese Tao of Business

George T. Haley (PhD, University of Texas at Austin) is Professor of Marketing and International Business at the University of New Haven in the USA. Active in managerial development, he is a public speaker and consultant for corporate executives and government policy-makers worldwide, offering his expertise on Asian and other emerging economies, technology management and B2B marketing. An award-winning author, he has published more than 90 books, journals articles and research papers and can be contacted at gthaley@asia-pacific.com or tel/fax 212-208-2468. Usha C. V. Haley (PhD, New York University) is Professor of Management at the University of New Haven in the USA . She consults on strategic management and foreign direct investment with several corporations worldwide, and her research has been profiled extensively in the major business media such as the Wall Street Journal and the Economist. She has published more than 90 journal and research articles and 6 books on international and Asian business issues. She can be contacted at uhaley@asia-pacific.com or tel/fax 212-208-2468.Chin Tiong Tan (PhD, Pennsylvania State University) is the Provost of Singapore Management University in Singapore. A business advisor and consultant, and active in management development, Professor Tan has worked with companies like Singapore Airlines, Standard Chartered Bank, Swiss Bank Corporation, Inchcape, and Motorola. He is on the Board of Directors of several listed companies and has published more than 60 journal papers and co-authored many books.

• Acknowledgments. About the Authors.PART 1: THE CIVILIZATION CHASM.Chapter 1. Understanding the Civilization Chasm.PART 2: THE ANCESTRY OF CHINESE STRATEGY.Chapter 2. Economic and Ethical Roots of Chinese Strategy.Chapter 3. The Historical Roots of Chinese Business.Chapter 4. The Legal Roots of Chinese Strategy.Chapter 5. The Roots of the Networks.PART 3: EASTERN VS. WESTERN STRATEGIC PLANNING.Chapter 6. The Components of Chinese Strategy.Chapter 7. Evaluating Chinese Strategy.Chapter 8. Strategically Evaluating Western Strategy.PART 4: TRAVELING TOWARDS STRATEGIC CONVERGENCE.Chapter 9. A Unified Model of Strategic Planning.Chapter 10. The Silk Road of Strategic Planning.Appendix A: List of Interviewees.Appendix B: Bibliography.

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