Passport Taiwan

Your Pocket Guide to Taiwanese Business, Customs, and Etiquette

By Jeffrey Curry
96 Pages
Passport Taiwan contains detailed information about business practices, negotiating styles, customs, etiquette, government, view of foreigners, and much more in Taiwan. International businesspeople will discover a wealth of hard-to-find information to help them break through cultural barriers and ease their fears about doing business in Taiwan. The book is attractive, portable, easy to read, and short enough to digest in one sitting.

Table of Contents

Overview

Chapter 1: Country Facts

Chapter 2: The Taiwanese
Chapter 3: Cultural Stereotypes
Chapter 4: Regional Differences

Business Environment

Chapter 5: Government & Business

Chapter 6: The Work Environment
Chapter 7: Women in Business
Chapter 8: Making Connections
Chapter 9: Strategies for Success
Chapter 10: Time
Chapter 11: Business Meetings
Chapter 12: Negotiating with the Taiwanese
Chapter 13: Business Outside the Law

Customs & Etiquette

Chapter 14: Names & Greetings

Chapter 15: Communication Styles
Chapter 16: Customs
Chapter 17: Dress & Appearance
Chapter 18: Reading the Taiwanese
Chapter 19: Entertaining
Chapter 20: Socializing

Additional Information

Chapter 21: Basic Mandarin Phrases

Chapter 22: Correspondence
Chapter 23: Useful Numbers
Chapter 24: Books and Internet Addresses

About the Author

Jeffrey Curry operates VIEN, a San Francisco-based research and analysis firm specializing in Asian investments (contact manager450@aol.com). He has worked on a wide range of commercial projects in Vietnam and publishes a weekly report on Asian emerging markets.