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Understanding Business

Gary Moreau · 2017
74/100
👍 Worth It

Moreau's cross-cultural management argument is genuinely fresh — nine years in China plus C-suite experience produces a framework you won't find in most business books. The writing is clear and jargon-free, which is rarer than it should be in this genre. The main caveat is real: the critique of Western thinking is thorough while Chinese business practice gets a gentler pass, so read it as a thought-provoking provocation rather than a balanced comparative study.

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Faith & family safety95
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Craft & writing78
Originality82
Evidence & accuracy64
Hype vs delivers70
Age-fit90
👁 Human-eye gut-check72
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