Are there any differences between doing business in Singapore and doing business in China?
I am a Singaporean Chinese. I know the language and celebrate many Chinese festivals. Yet, I am not a ‘Chinese’. It’s very different doing businesses in these two countries. To list some: -Singapore thrives on transparency in doing businesses; China thrives on Guan Xi (relationships). – We follow rules and regulations. China has all the rules & regulations but little enforcement. – In Singapore, business is like 100 people with professional fishing gear fishing simultaneously in a small pond. In China it is like 100 people with enthusiasm and devil-may-care attitudes fishing in a big lake. I am still learning about China. The good news is, my dear partner is using this statement less frequently on me now: “Sam…you don’t understand how the Chinese think…..” What does your recruiting firm specialize in and where do you look for talent? From 2003-2005, we only specialized in legal professionals, lawyers, IP counsels, people doing compliance, corporate finance etc. In 2005 we started recru
