Chinese social contact mode does not benefit business
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Chinanews, Beijing, July 6 – Two Chinese strangers might easily become, or as it appears to be, very “good friends” only after a couple of minutes talk. However, in fact, their relationship is very fragile. It may turn out that the two people might not contact each other any more for the rest of their life. On the other hand, Indian people are very cautious in selecting friends. Two Indians might not become friends even if they know each other very well. However, once they become friends, their friendly relations might last for life.

 

Such is the difference between Chinese and Indian peoples in regard to their social contact mode, according to a report released by the Horizon Research Consultancy Group.

 

The different social contact modes directly affect the way how people would set business rules and accumulate social assets. In regard to this issue, China actually falls behind India, the report concluded.

 

“Chinese people seem to make a lot more friends from a wider range of circles than people in India, however the chance for them to transform their social network resources into a form of business assets is rather low, compared with people in India,” said Yuan Yue, president of the Horizon Consulting Group in an interview given to the First Financial Daily.

 

When making friends, Chinese aim more at seeking fame and wealth, while Indians' social relations are bonded1 more by spirit and trust. Due to this difference, Chinese and Indian peoples are very different when they set up business rules. The results from operating these rules are also different, said Sumita Ghosh, an Indian economist2.

 

In doing the report, the Horizon Consulting Group investigated the social relation structures of 21 Chinese and 29 Indians. The result shows that among different kinds of social relations, the ratio among relatives, classmates, colleagues, and people they get to know in social public occasions is 7:4:4:6 for the 21 Chinese. For the 29 Indians, related ratio is 9:4:5:11.

 

“Relatives tend to take a larger proportion in Chinese people's social rings, which greatly affects the operation of business rules and the effects these rules can achieve,” said Yuan.

 

Chinese people rely more on their relatives in gaining social wealth and they tend to neglect people who have no blood relations with them. In business circle, this will sometimes make things become more complicated and changeable, Yuan said.

 

The situation is frequently seen in bidding activities. During the bidding, those who can keep a close relationship with the bid inviting3 party are more likely to win the bid, because in this case, “friendly relations transcend4 business rules.”

 

However, such things will rarely occur in India, as the report shows.

 



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1 bonded 2xpzkP     
n.有担保的,保税的,粘合的
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  • The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee.威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
  • This adhesive must be applied to both surfaces which are to be bonded together.要粘接的两个面都必须涂上这种黏合剂。
2 economist AuhzVs     
n.经济学家,经济专家,节俭的人
参考例句:
  • He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
  • He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家,自以为什么都懂。
3 inviting CqIzNp     
adj.诱人的,引人注目的
参考例句:
  • An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
  • The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人,使人感到亲切温馨。
4 transcend qJbzC     
vt.超出,超越(理性等)的范围
参考例句:
  • We can't transcend the limitations of the ego.我们无法超越自我的局限性。
  • Everyone knows that the speed of airplanes transcend that of ships.人人都知道飞机的速度快于轮船的速度。
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