Doing Business and Managing Enterprises in China
College Park, Maryland

Five Saturdays
February 9 - February 23 - March 8 - March 29 - April 12

The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at Smith School is pleased to offer this highly topical executive seminar on "Doing Business and Managing Enterprises in China."

Today, a vast majority of Fortune 500 companies, and a large number of small and medium sized companies, are doing business in China, including sourcing, manufacturing, research & development, domestic sales, marketing, exports, and more. Many of these are joint ventures or wholly owned enterprises, which face the same kinds of business opportunities and managerial challenges that companies encounter in emerging markets. However, given China's size, history, and governance systems, opportunities and challenges tend to be huge!

The Smith School itself has a major presence in China. Our operations in China include the prestigious Executive MBA program in Beijing and Shanghai. We have physical operations in China with local staff, and three-four Smith School professors and staff are in China every month. All of this has given us a depth of understanding and knowledge of China, of doing business in China, and of managing an enterprise in China.

In addition, we are pleased to have Prof. Chunghuang Ma from our partner institution in China (University of International Business and Economics) who is visiting the Smith School this spring. He will be the key faculty leader for this seminar, which will also have a number guest speakers from Smith School, University of Maryland, and companies doing business in China. Professor Ma has taught this and similar seminars/courses in China and at the Australian National University for some ten years.

The Seminar

Since learning is best when it takes place over a reasonably long period of time and bearing in mind the convenience of prospective participants, the seminar is being offered over a period of five Saturdays this spring.

Sponsors:

• U.S. Department of Education
• Maryland China Business Council
• TiE-DC
• World Trade Center Institute