Negotiating in China with furniture hardware manufacturers: not too hard, but not too easy
Forget the stereotypes before negotiating in China with furniture hardware manufacturers Despite the speed with which it is developing and taking over the market, China continues to be a mystery to many people. There are stereotypes about their culture and customs that Western businesspeople still lean on. On many occasions, this complicates professional relationships with furniture hardware manufacturers. One of the dangers of stereotypes is that they make us believe that we understand a given person/situation, when we are actually going off of incomplete or, occasionally, false assumptions. When thinking about negotiating in China with furniture hardware manufacturers, the first thing that comes to mind for many is: • Carefully observing business card protocol • Hiring a good translator And although it’s true that these are aspects that need to be taken into account, they only scratch the surface of the negotiation process in China. Understand the details of [...]