Doing Business in Asia, 21 Maps & Index: The Complete Guide [Hardcover]

Sanjyot P. Dunung (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0029077613 | ISBN-13: 978-0029077610 | Edition: 1

In this first pan-Asian guide to the subject, author Dunung provides readers with essential information on the geography, history, economy, and political structure of twenty Asian countires. Includes essential information on such pragmatic topics as making contacts, dress codes, useful phrases, and conducting business in a social settings.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Dunung, president of her own international development and training firm, offers yet another addition to the rapidly growing "Doing Business in..." genre that compares favorably with other works, namely, David L. James's Doing Business in Asia: A Guide to Success in the World's Most Dynamic Market (Betterway Bks., 1993). Dunung covers twice as many countries and gives more information. For each country there is a section on geography, history, political structure, economy, social customs, work schedules, making contacts, corporate structure, negotiating, conducting business in a social setting, useful phrases, major holidays, helpful telephone numbers and addresses, and a map. This guide explains such things as why bribery is accepted in the Philippines but not in Brunei and why one never offers a clock as a gift in China. The appendix gives brief passages on Asia's major religions, a facet of foreign cultures often overlooked by other works of this type. An affordable alternative for small businesses and libraries alike; recommended for all business collections.?Lisa K. Miller, Paradise Valley Community Coll. Lib., Phoenix
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

With the new, so-called global economy, doing-business-in-type books have been doing big business. As with the bewildering array of travel guides to choose from, these business guides are usually similar to one another, yet each will often have some unique feature that makes it worthy of consideration. Sanjyot heads an international training firm, and her guide has several distinctions. A number of the 20 Asian countries she profiles have been overlooked in most other books like this. Included here are Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh, North Korea, and India. Each of the 20 entries gives a brief history and describes the country's geography, brief history, political structure, economy, corporate structure, work schedules (workday hours, holidays, etc.), and social customs (dining, drinking, visiting a home, gift giving, dress, etc.). Also provided are a few useful phrases, helpful telephone numbers and addresses (hospitals, chambers of commerce, diplomatic offices), and basic facts covering climate, electricity, currency, time zones, tipping, and transportation. In all, this is one of the better of the many books designed to help conduct business internationally. David Rouse

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 621 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (June 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0029077613
• ISBN-13: 978-0029077610
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,248,861 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Biased and Trite, July 27, 2003

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David Sceen/International Media Corp. (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doing Business in Asia, 21 Maps & Index: The Complete Guide (Hardcover)

This work denotes nothing of true insight or interest. I was amazed at the general obviousness of this text, along with the manicured "perspective", that was nothing but book read.
I suspect Ms. Dunung has never even been to Asia, for, as a business man myself who has been working there for many decades, I see no hard earned knowledge or awareness in her assuptions.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you're doing business in Asia, this books IS valuable., March 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Doing Business in Asia: The Complete Guide (Jossey-Bass Business and Management Series) (Paperback)

Covers nineteen countries, providing background including history, economy, political structure, social customers and etiquette, and business practices. An impressive wealth of information including such unexpected tidbits as an appendix giving brief discussions of all major Asian religions, climate conditions, the number of computers per 1,000 people expected by 2000, and numerous key organizations, telephone numbers and addresses. If you're interested in traveling and doing business in Asia this book is an excellent value. Reviewed by Gerry Stern, founder, Stern & Associates, author of Stern's Sourcefinder: The Master Directory to HR and Business Management Information & Resources, Stern's CyberSpace SourceFinder, and Stern's Compensation and Benefits SourceFinder.