sept 1

CHINA..

The presentation of China was amazing what I love the most was when Chen went to our class, that was wonderful to know and understand the Chinese culture really closer and seeing a Chinese in Colombia is weird for my so it was great, the really big differences in both countries, he also gave us good tips to take into account not only making business but also cultural characteristics that are important to know.
Then they presented China And they really clarify and reconfirm my vision of China, it is an economic monster is a thread to all countries and is really a potency .they talk about education, demographics, religion, economy and main characteristics of China as a country. Then they talk about management and I found really interesting. “In China, management style tends towards the directive, with the senior manager giving instructions to their direct reports who in turn pass on the instructions down the line. It is not expected that subordinates will question the decisions of superiors - that would be to show disrespect and be the direct cause of loss of face (mianzi) for all concerned.” And finally they talk about the merging process in China that was what the presentation was really about they said Mergers and acquisitions in China offer some strategic benefits to the foreign investors, as well as the domestic investors. “One of the principal goals of the mergers and acquisitions in China is to gain knowledge and market share in the Chinese market.” And all the types, difficulties, and how Chinese manage this topic. At the end they gave us interesting tips to take into account when negotiation or just vacationing at china
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Immigrants were the topic that we discussed last class, for me is one of the most interest topics to investigate and I found it really interesting since their history to nowadays. On June I went to New York and I had the opportunity to visit Ellis Island that was immigrants first stop in America, I learned a lot and after checking the topic at class I founded easily to understand what I saw there.
At think that at this point the concept of an immigrant must change, we are open and adapted to new ideas and cultures; we accept each other easily, so immigrants are not that complex as they used to be. I think that the restrictions must exist in order to protects the countries identity, traditions but we must recognized that we live in a globalized world and we must accept and integrate immigrants into our culture, and cooperate and work together for development and evolution. Immigrants are all over the world and someday I could be facing that same position, looking for more opportunities to open my world. And have the experience of living in another country, adapting to another culture that would also mean many personal changes for me.

bibliography: china merging proces (power point presentation)
ellis Island: picture available in http://www.laneros.com/showthread.php?t=175946
China. picture available in http://www.trotamillas.es/category/destinos/asia/china/