Asian Business Cases

Produced by the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario

Volume 1, Issue 11, December 2011

China-Canada Lean Swine Project: Changing Local Habits

In November 1995, David Wang, enterprise development specialist with Agriteam Canada, was trying to determine how he could infuse positive and suistanable change at the Xiangzhou Feedmill in Hebei, China. The Feedmill was associated with one of three sites previously selected as test bases for the China-Canada Lean Swine Project, a cooperative development effort initiated by, and ultimately accountable to, the Chinese and Canadian governments. Learn More

The Privatization of the Tiger Leaping Guest House in Nanjing, PRC

In The Tiger Leaping Guest House in Nanjing had a long history, originally having been owned and run by the Liang family from the early 20th century. Following the takeover of China by Chairman Mao's forces in 1949, the two Liang brothers had to leave China under the cover of darkness to escape to Taiwan, always with the hope to return one day to the old Guest House they and their parents had owned and run. Learn More

Development of a Multinational Personnel Selection System

In the context of global restructuring, the company, ComInTec AG & Co, had introduced a new regional management level.  As a result 25 middle management positions were expected to be filled in the Asia-Pacific region.  The new personnel selection system was part of the company's new objective to standardize all human resource instruments for selection purposes around the globe. Learn More

 

Commentary

Lynn Imai is Assistant Professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business at University of Western Ontario.

Managing People Across the Cultural Divide

Managing cultural differences is a critical skill for managers working in today’s global business setting. If not understood and managed well, cultural differences can pose significant barriers to the implementation of a business venture—and ultimately its performance. These cases highlight common management problems that arise when people interact interculturally in Asia and across the Pacific.

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