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GUANXI: MICROSOFT, CHINA AND BILL GATES' PLAN TO WIN THE ROAD AHEAD by BUDERI, ROBERT (Paperback - 2006) ISBN: 9781905211227 Subject: CHINA Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE BUSINESS BOOKS UK Guanxi (gwan-shee), the Chinese term for the mutually beneficial relationships that are essential to success, tells the story of the juggernaut research lab that underpins Microsoft¡¦s developing relationship with China. The gripping narrative moves between Beijing and the Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA, and follows the lab¡¦s emergence as a centre of excellence for Chinese computer science. Microsoft has invested well over 100 million dollars and hired more than 400 of China¡¦s best and brightest; what was once an outpost is now at the very heart of software research, creating dramatic payoffs for both Microsoft and China. As pundits rail against the ¡¥China threat¡¦ to Western competitiveness and offer passionate arguments against outsourcing, Guanxi explores the true ramifications of China¡¦s technological progress ¡V and how it can be turned to everyone¡¦s advantage. Guanxi is essential reading for business leaders, entrepreneurs and technology workers around the globe. |
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INVENTION THAT CHANGED THE WORLD by BUDERI, ROBERT (Paperback - 1997) ISBN: 684835290 Subject: SCIENCE Publisher: TOUCH |
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