“No commerce, no evil” is no more: how China’s ethical standards affect your business
Posted in Business ethics, Business-to-business, China, China marketing, Chinese executives on Jun 26th, 2007
There was a Chinese saying: “no commerce, no evil”. Merchants were thought to be unscrupulous, and commerce was historically considered an ignoble industry in China.
This contemptuous attitude towards businessmen no longer exists in current China. Making money is given priority now.
However, problems come up when this priority may be the only consideration for many [...]