Wolf Totem《China Management: The "Wolf Totem" Effect》

“Depending on how you read it China’s biggest publishing sensation in years "Wolf Totem" is a moving novel of nomads and settlers and their relation with wolves on the Mongolian steppes a guide to doing business in New China an ecological handbook or a piece of military strategy.” So says The Independent’s Clifford Coonan in his review of "Wolf Totem" (狼图腾) and he’s right.

Thanks to Howard Goldblatt's translation English speakers worldwide can hear the wise old Mongol Bilgee tell the young Chinese city-dweller that the Han have "lost the virility of their ancestors." But what about the impact of Wolf Totem on China's management thinking?

To learn about "wolf-think" in China's management circles including at top telecoms player Hua Wei Corp. visit:

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