Eyeing the east: U.S. businesses look to capitalize on China's rapid economic growth.(FOCUS: Business relocation)

From: Fairfield County Business Journal | Date: March 6, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

China's rapidly expanding economy is changing the way global companies are doing business there, making them scramble to develop enough senior executives and skilled managers to assign to China, and helping build that country's management infrastructure, according to a study by Danbury-based Cendant Mobility.

"There is a wide range of how companies are doing business in China," said Lisa Johnson, director of consulting services at Cendant. "Some are establishing relationships with manufacturing companies, some are creating joint ventures with state-owned companies, others are ...

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