Intro; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Part I: Cultural Insights into Chinese-African Management; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Managing Intercultural Interactions Successfully; 1.3 Intercultural Competences; 1.4 Aim and Purpose of the Book; 1.5 Contents of the Book and How to Use It; References; Chapter 2: Chinese Cultural Concepts and Their Influence on Management; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Origins of Chinese Culture; 2.3 Application of Specific Concepts in Chinese-Style Management; 2.3.1 Confucianism; 2.3.2 Guanxi; 2.3.3 Mianzi

2.3.4 Industriousness, Righteousness and Integrity2.3.5 Collectivism; 2.3.6 Hierarchy; 2.3.7 Patriarchy; 2.3.8 Chinese Baijiu Culture and Tea Culture; 2.3.9 Hukou; 2.3.10 Danwei; 2.4 Questionable Value of Chinese-Style Management Behaviours; 2.4.1 Chinese-Style Decision-Making; 2.4.2 Family-Based Management; 2.4.3 Chinese Authoritarian Leadership; 2.4.4 "Pushing, Dragging and Pulling" Crisis Management; 2.4.5 Excessively Implicit Expression; 2.5 Improvement Strategies and Recommendations for African Partners; 2.5.1 Chinese-Style Decision-Making; 2.5.2 Family-Based Management

2.5.3 Authoritarian Leadership2.5.4 Moderate Crisis Management; 2.5.5 Excessively Implicit Expression; 2.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: African Cultural Concepts and Their Influence on Management; 3.1 Introducing African Cultural Concepts; 3.2 Problematising African Cultural Concepts; 3.3 Impact of Africa's History on Intercultural Business and Intercultural Cooperation; 3.4 African Management and Leadership; 3.5 Philosophical Backgrounds and Their Impact on African Management Culture; 3.5.1 Ubuntu; 3.5.2 African Renaissance; 3.6 Culture-Specific Concepts in Intercultural Management

3.6.1 Social Culture: Socialising and Greetings3.6.2 Building Kinship-Type Relationships; 3.6.3 Consensus in Decision-Making; 3.6.4 Deferment to Responsible Authority; 3.7 Conclusion; References; Part II: Intercultural Training Cases: Dealing with International Communication, Cooperation and Negotiation; Chapter 4: Case 1: Dealing with Organisational Strategies in the Tanzanian-Chinese Chalinze Water Project; 4.1 Case Narrative; 4.2 Questions and Points of Discussion; 4.3 Chinese Perspectives; 4.4 African Perspectives; 4.5 Culture-Specific Solutions

4.5.1 Short-Term Solutions from Chinese Perspectives4.5.2 Long-Term Solutions from Chinese Perspectives; 4.5.3 Short-Term Solutions from African Perspectives; 4.5.4 Long-Term Solutions from African Perspectives; 4.6 Recommendations for Chinese-African Intercultural Cooperation; References; Chapter 5: Case 2: "Not who I am, not what I mean": Intercultural Communication in Chinese-South African Interactions; 5.1 Case Narrative; 5.2 Chinese Perspectives on Intercultural Communication; 5.3 South African Perspectives on Intercultural Communication; 5.4 Questions and Points of Discussion