Author Archives: Robert Ness

Free wine! Fun with Sichuanese

Contest: interpret these dialect terms.

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Danwei Plenary Session: Event Report

Moderator Robert Ness and panelists Hari Vaern, Mei Fong, Patty Lee and Phillip Pang The first Danwei Plenary Congress was held on November 15th, 2007 in a courtyard restaurant in central Beijing. The theme was Careers in Tech, Media, and … Continue reading →

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Danwei FM: Chinese demand more plastic

Your correspondent had a business textbook in university that illustrated, with neat little box diagrams, the cultural differences in economic behavior between East and West, specifically that Americans buy everything on credit while Asians stow all their money in low … Continue reading →

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Danwei FM: Job search with Maneck Mohan

Maneck Mohan, founder of Recruit.net As Chinahr.com’s annoying superman job seeker commercial circulates on Focus Media screens and subway station walls, we are reminded of the proliferation of job sites that has occurred in the last year or so. Is … Continue reading →

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When strategy consultants collide; “the good stuff” vs “its good enuff”

Strategic consultants do battle Orit Gadiesh, chairwoman at Bain and Company, published an article in Forbes.com arguing that multinational brewing companies should to produce light beer versions of their international products at low cost, with quality just good enough to … Continue reading →

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Danwei FM: Interview with +8*

Benjamin Joffe, CEO +8* An interview with Benjamin Joffe of consulting company Plus Eight Star–+8*. +8* specializes in Internet and mobile markets in Japan, Korea, and China. Asian mobile and Internet culture can be strange and confusing. You may have … Continue reading →

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Danwei FM: Interview with director of Soul Carriage

Guest contributer Erica Schlaikjer interviews Conrad Clark, director of Soul Carraige, which debuted September 25th.

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Finding big brother in China’s Facebook

In this special edition Danwei FM podcast, your correspondent interviews the ‘brand ambassadors’ of Zhanzuo.com, ‘China’s Facebook’. The topic is the real name system (实名制).

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Danwei Survey: Rating China’s Graduate Business Schools

With this survey Danwei humbly turns to our readers to find out exactly how well these schools are performing, based on your experience working with their graduates.

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Danwei FM Special Edition: Responsible China

Interview with Doug Ross of CapitolEcoWatch.com, but Erica of ResponsibleChina.com

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