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Negotiating With Chinese Investors

September 6, 2017 | Li Ma, Jeanne Brett, Hao Wang, Zhi-Xue Zhang | Strategy

Chinese companies are increasingly investing in companies overseas. But to reach advantageous agreements with Chinese direct investors, Western managers need to prepare themselves for differences in negotiating style.

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