Barriers to entry: overcoming challenges and achieving breakthroughs in a Chinese workplace

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Historical Background -- Current View -- Huawei: Shifting the Paradigm -- Global Employment Report Card: A Mixed Record -- Failing -- Fuyao: Labor Unrest -- Maxwell Alves Solicitors: Discrimination -- Passing -- Huajian: A Stepping Stone -- Tides and Times: All in the Family -- Thailand: A Long-Term Commitment -- Genesis of a Framework -- The China Cultural Dimension -- Methodology and Application -- Cross-Cultural Analysis -- Long-Term Orientation -- Individualism -- Counterpoint -- The Chinese Rebuttal -- A Dose of Reality -- Outline -- Foundation -- Experience -- Activities -- A View to the Future -- References -- Chapter 2 History Lessons -- Foundation -- Common Denominators -- Models -- Model Employees: The Sogdians -- Entertainers -- Entrepreneurs -- Soldiers -- Model Employees-Summary -- Saving Souls, Saving Lives, Saving China -- Saving Souls -- Saving Lives -- Saving China -- Soldiers -- Farmers -- Summary -- Success Cases -- The Artist -- The Teacher -- The Administrator -- Failures -- The Soldier -- The Revolutionary -- Ingredients for Success -- Dedication -- Adaptability -- Results -- Seeds of Failure -- Over-Ruling -- Over-Reaching -- Over-Riding -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 On the Runway -- Departure From The Past -- Athletes, Pilots, Models -- Athletes -- Pilots -- Models -- Summary -- Shaping Industries -- Shifting Perceptions -- Expanding Motivations -- Experience -- Athletes -- Experts Benched -- Paper Titles -- Unexpected Changes -- Different Strokes -- Ad Hominem -- Pilots -- Models -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Roles and Responsibilities -- Transformation of the Chinese Enterprise -- The Chinese Hi-Tech Industry: A Leading Employer -- Alibaba -- Company Profile.