What is the purpose of the Modern Chinese Business and Culture Initiative?

It helps prepare future business leaders for cultural and academic exchanges, relations, and economic growth with one of the world’s burgeoning financial powers.

How can students get involved?

The initiative offers highly qualified undergraduate and Flores MBA Program students the opportunity to complete courses on campus and experience China through travel abroad. For example, Maggie Hicks , an undergraduate student, traveled to China in the summer of 2008 to work as an intern for the Louisiana-based home technology company Select Automation in Changsha, China. Additionally, Vivienxuan Luo , a Flores MBA student, was an intern at Deloitte Hong Kong in the summer of 2007.

I am interested in taking courses related to doing business with China. Are there courses available?

There are a number of courses available at LSU that pertain to this subject. For example, BADM 4040–Entrepreneurship in China, seeks to relate the general characteristics behind the success of China’s entrepreneurs and show what foreign firms can learn from them to survive and thrive in China. Another example is ISDS 4160–Sourcing in China, which seeks to impart the general characteristics behind the success and failure of sourcing in China and show what firms can do to succeed in executing their sourcing strategies.

My organization is interested in learning more about the China initiative. Whom can I contact?

Please contact the director of Modern Chinese Business & Culture, Ye-Sho Chen, at qmchen@lsu.edu . Here is a sample of organizations that Chen has worked with and the types of services provided: speaking engagements—LSU Honors College , Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting , IEEE Region Five Conference , a Multinational Management class at LSU-Alexandria , and the Milken Institute ; visiting institutes in China—Louisiana Business & Technology Center; sister-city relationship interpreter— Baton Rouge and Heze, China ; and granting interviews—LSU Today .

I am interested in doing research for the China initiative. Are there examples of research activities?

There are several interesting research topics we are working on. Here are some examples: Franchising in China, Chinese Franchises Going Global, Cultivating Global Entrepreneurs through U.S.-China Business Education at Louisiana State University .

I am interested in contributing to the China initiative. How can I make a donation?

Please contact the director, Ye-Sho Chen, at qmchen@lsu.edu .