Qiao Family Business School

Author: San Shi
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The Qiao Family Business School effectively compares and integrates the spirit and essence of Chinese Confucian merchants with modern business management, using the TV series The Qiao Family Courtyard and the dramatic experiences of Qiao Zhiyong as a backdrop. The Qiao Family Business School highlights that Chinese people should not feel inferior but instead draw wisdom from history, adopting more systematic and scientific methods to summarize, analyze, learn from strengths, and promote excellence. – IBM Chief Technology Officer for Greater China Ye Tianzheng
The Qiao Family Business School is a book worth reading. The author systematically expresses modern business concepts through the story of Qiao Zhiyong, a Jin merchant, and appropriately cites successful domestic and foreign business cases, emphasizing the timelessness of these concepts and operational principles. Through this book, we see that Qiao Zhiyong’s business philosophy is worth emulating and learning from for anyone aspiring to be a successful entrepreneur. – Jiang Yangwen, Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, Professor and Vice Dean of Marketing at Yungang Business School
Jin merchant’s philosophy, Chinese culture; essence of tradition, resonance of the times. Management in the field, a Qiao Zhiyong to read again and again. – Li Jingfeng, Professor and Dean of the School of Economics and Management at Shanxi University
Reading the history of business is also a source of nourishment for enriching our management capabilities. This book can play such a role. – Yuan Yue, Chairman of Horizon Research Consultancy Group
Qiao Zhiyong became a great merchant because he possessed qualities such as "recognizing heroes with sharp eyes," being trustworthy, advocating innovation, building networks, and being meticulous in calculations. These are all the most important inspirations Qiao Zhiyong gives us. – Zhou Jianbo, Ph.D. in Economics and Associate Professor at the School of Economics, Peking University
From a modern management perspective, Qiao Zhiyong’s life experiences are a "Qiao Family Business School" built on the essence of Jin merchant spirit. This "business school" is not only very old but also particularly suited to the characteristics of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), making it a tailor-made "business textbook" for them! Some of Qiao Zhiyong’s ideas and thoughts still hold great value today. This book summarizes many key issues in business operations and enterprise management from the details of Qiao Zhiyong’s business life, including integrity, innovation, talent management, networking, collaboration, financial management, thrift, branding, and vision, all of which are extremely important. Guided by Qiao Zhiyong’s business philosophy and combined with successful business cases, this book provides excellent ideas and feasible solutions for current SME owners and middle-level managers, making it a rare and valuable book on popular management practices.