This paper explores the challenge of finding common ground between the Finns and the Chinese in the context of co-operation, trade and inward investment facilitation related to general lack of specific interest displayed by the Chinese. The article is ethnographic in nature and is mainly based on data obtained from interviewing individuals working for local governments in Finland and one of the state agencies responsible for attracting foreign investment. The study uses Speech Codes Theory (Philipsen, 1997) when analyzing the cultural aspects of expectations regarding communication between Chinese and Finns. According to interviewees, lack of serious interest, vague government guidelines, the longer time needed to build relationship,...
This paper explores humor and laughter as sites of search for common ground and power positioning i...
culture As an increasing proportion of Chinese students, they find the experience as an important pa...
More and more Finnish started their operation in China in the form of joint venture or exclusively o...
The importance of co-operation with China has been growing in Finland and the rest of Europe in view...
This paper explores the intercultural communication, cultural adjustment strategies and power relat...
This paper explores some language-related aspects in investment negotiation between Finnish and Chin...
The business cooperation between Finnish and Chinese companies becomes more and more common nowadays...
These days, it is common for companies and organisations to have multicultural and cross-functional ...
The market impacts caused by globalization and the internationalization of companies are requiring t...
The importance of co-operation with China has been growing in Finland lately in view of interest to ...
China presently holds the position of the second largest investor world-wide, and its external level...
International companies nowadays have vast operations in China. Furthermore, international business ...
The global economy has faced many changes since the 2010s, forcing Finland to pursue new economic op...
Recently, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture has created many policies for the purpose of...
During its history China has seen growing numbers of immigration of its population to other countrie...
This paper explores humor and laughter as sites of search for common ground and power positioning i...
culture As an increasing proportion of Chinese students, they find the experience as an important pa...
More and more Finnish started their operation in China in the form of joint venture or exclusively o...
The importance of co-operation with China has been growing in Finland and the rest of Europe in view...
This paper explores the intercultural communication, cultural adjustment strategies and power relat...
This paper explores some language-related aspects in investment negotiation between Finnish and Chin...
The business cooperation between Finnish and Chinese companies becomes more and more common nowadays...
These days, it is common for companies and organisations to have multicultural and cross-functional ...
The market impacts caused by globalization and the internationalization of companies are requiring t...
The importance of co-operation with China has been growing in Finland lately in view of interest to ...
China presently holds the position of the second largest investor world-wide, and its external level...
International companies nowadays have vast operations in China. Furthermore, international business ...
The global economy has faced many changes since the 2010s, forcing Finland to pursue new economic op...
Recently, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture has created many policies for the purpose of...
During its history China has seen growing numbers of immigration of its population to other countrie...
This paper explores humor and laughter as sites of search for common ground and power positioning i...
culture As an increasing proportion of Chinese students, they find the experience as an important pa...
More and more Finnish started their operation in China in the form of joint venture or exclusively o...