Mr. Ma grew up in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. Neighbors called him a troublesome and often rebellious young boy, but he may have just been precocious. When he graduated in 1988, he worked as an English professor at the Hangzhou Institute of Electronic Engineering, he was very popular among students. The year was 1995, he first visited America he saw the opportunity in entrepreneurship. He was introduced to the internet that excited Mr. Ma because he would be able to catch this opportunity and be the first to introduce this to China.
The 2nd richest man in China was rejected by Harvard 10 time and a business magnate and philanthropist. He is the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group. He named his company Alibaba because
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Jack Ma said “We’d better have a dream, in case it comes true someday,” which has inspired lots of young people. He started from the bottom and now he is here, his leadership and hard work lead to his success. In the eyes of the young generation Jack Ma represented someone who didn’t go to Harvard, but lives a better life than a Harvard graduate. He represented a nobody that become world known for being ambitious and aggressive in the private enterprises in China. “Ugly, rich and hardworking!” (Bin Luo, Teach introductory course on Chinese culture) is how many describe Jack Ma, he wasn’t born outstanding yet he made his way up in the social scale and that why people are proud of him. Many stories of success have been told, but the one that is most appealing to young generation is Ma’s story. Jack Ma give the millennial generation a reason to reach for their dreams, the dream that you can still be successful even though you are from the bottom of the society and Ma also show that in this society you can be appealing even without a good …show more content…
In China, there aren’t that many business regulations, which means it is very hard for small business to compete against large businesses. Getting all the licenses and papers for a new business is very hard and could be very expensive. Small and new business will struggle through this system. Ma created a miracle island for these small businesses to survive on. By doing this he changes the game for China. He introduced the internet and an online shopping empire. This inspired many small businesses and even students to be an entrepreneur. This chain of buying and selling brought forth income for many young and struggling small businesses. When he started his business no banks or investors want to invest in his business and now look at Mr. Ma he went from nothing to now being worth more than $15 billion. Jack Ma didn’t just create a place for the small and the young, he was also a big philanthropist. Some people joke that of they can travel back in time they will do nothing but be nice to Jack Ma and support him and their feature will be
Jonathan Spence tells his readers of how Mao Zedong was a remarkable man to say the very least. He grew up a poor farm boy from a small rural town in Shaoshan, China. Mao was originally fated to be a farmer just as his father was. It was by chance that his young wife passed away and he was permitted to continue his education which he valued so greatly. Mao matured in a China that was undergoing a threat from foreign businesses and an unruly class of young people who wanted modernization. Throughout his school years and beyond Mao watched as the nation he lived in continued to change with the immense number of youth who began to westernize. Yet in classes he learned classical Chinese literature, poems, and history. Mao also attained a thorough knowledge of the modern and Western world. This great struggle between modern and classical Chinese is what can be attributed to most of the unrest in China during this time period. His education, determination and infectious personalit...
Vincent Chin, a Chinese American, was brutally beaten by two white men with baseball bats in Detroit during the summer of 1982. They had just lost their jobs in the auto-industry because Japanese cars were gaining popularity in America, and they had assumed Chin was Japanese. Chin died a few days later in the hospital due to injuries sustained during the attack. When the case was brought to court, the courts ruled that the two white men has simply been attempting to teach Chin a lesson, and the two men got off with a fine of a few thousand dollars and a couple years ' probation. This ruling was what sparked the modern Asian American civil rights movement in the United States. The information presented here is what I already know from multiple workshops I 've attended and led on Vincent Chin and his story. What I want to know is how much of this information should Wayne State’s faculty and students know? Telling and hearing this story multiple times, I personally feel that residents of Detroit should know about the spark of a revolution in their hometown, but should they really? My personal attachments the Vincent Chin story have led to pursue the attempt of answering this question.
... that these powerful businessmen ruined the attractive ideology that America had envisioned for itself, these men paradoxically created jobs for thousands of families and laid the foundation for the economy of America. By paving the ways for inventive, modern day companies such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft, the emerging American economy has expanded beyond its geographical boundaries. Other countries have sought to emulate the dominant businesses in America in an attempt to obtain wealth and an increased quality of life for their countries and their workers. The American Dream is a combination of many varied dreams, and it is not limited nor defined by one’s wealth. So, listen up all you aspiring businessmen and businesswomen: Rockefeller and Carnegie have set a standard in showing you a way to create businesses and philosophical practices that will help us all.
China’s view on business can be linked to its three general areas of religious beliefs: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. A brief description and there relationship to business practices are discussed below.
Living in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, our culture has naturally valued prestige and luxuries. We admire fancy items and often judge other individuals by the clothes they wear, the car they drive, and the schools that they attend. The “American Dream” serves as a motivational factor for people; believing that hard work and dedication can bring “success” to ones’ life. Although this is partially true, it is difficult for individuals in the middle class and lower class.
Just like many people who venture to America to find business, he saw the corruption around him, but continued to strive for his dreams and truly believed that he could achieve the American Dream of success and achieve his green light. Similarly to Gatsby, my dad has worked his entire life towards the American Dream; he moved to America after college to pursue the success and wealth that many people achieve here, and has worked his entire life to create an ideal situation for my family and to achieve his dreams. In both my dad and Jay Gatsby, this concept of the American Dream and the green light showcases the hope that people like Gatsby see in America, and proves the blind faith that many Americans have in the value of hard work and perseverance, which leads to achieving the coveted American Dream. Jay Gatsby is the perfect representation of America, because although on the outside, he was corrupt and successful, underneath he was still a young man working hard for his dreams and doing everything that he could to reach his green
“ this person’s parents will have done meaningful work in the garment business, passing on their children's autonomy and complexity and the connection between effort and reward”. This quote talks about Joe Flom’s the last living “named” partner of the law. Joe’s father taught him that if he works hard he can achieve any desires or ambitions. Sine Joe’s father has taught him right, it lead to Joe having a professional career as a lawyer.” They are the kind of places where, for hundreds of years,penniless peasants, slaving away in the rice paddies three thousand hours a year,said things to one another like, ‘No one can rise before dawn three hundred and sixty years fails to make his family rich.’” This quote advocates that china's legacy has the highest emphasis on hard work and effort. This explains why asians are known to be good at
The novel argues despite the social class of one’s family/ pedigree an individual can overcome social barriers to be successful. With sufficient hard work it is possible for even the most unlikely members of society to enjoy the comforts of wealth. This novel in distinctly American because of the setting of the story, the structure of the society, the profound self made success story and enduring perseverance, the fundamental root of the American Dream.
The definition of success varies around the world, but according to Malcolm Gladwell its achievement can be broken down into a few components. Although Gladwell never truly establishes credibility in his book Outliers, he still backs up his proposed theories with reputable studies and sources which intrigue the audience to keep reading.The purpose of Outliers was to enlighten people about the different elements of success while also informing them of real life situations where seemingly less than likely people beat the odds and became the powerful figures that they are today. The intended audience is anyone who is looking to become successful or who is perhaps interested in the idea of success itself and wishes to learn more about it. Understandably, a secondary audience could be high school students who are about to venture out into the world on their own because with this book they will hopefully start paying attention to different factors of their lives and seizing opportunities that they may have otherwise passed up. Malcolm Gladwell talks about the 10,000 Hour Rule and also how I.Q. does not amount to much without creativity. He also speaks of how chance opportunity comes into play and that the distant background of a person still reflects how they handle situations in their present day life. Gladwell’s Outliers successfully informs the reader about the different components that add up to success with probable theories and credible studies to make for an interesting and motivational read.
Moreover, this concept of free will and becoming financially self-reliant is still prevalent in modern society. The mid-twentieth (20th) to the early twenty-first (21st) century has become the age of entrepreneurship, where peoples from all nations no longer desire to work “for the man” but create their own legacy of prosperity. Likewise, it is a period in time that has redefined the way in which those from all walks of life can obtain success and wealth. Hence, the evolution of reality TV stars, YouTube sensations and rappers from being ordinary individuals to becoming fashion designers, actors and CEOs. However, our definition of success is not only defined by wealth it also includes having a life of meaning that is similar to that of Dr. Martin Luther king Jr. and Malcolm X. Certainly, I am speaking of a life that encompasses the ability to change our world for the better.
In last 20 years China became one of the more influential and fast growing countries in the world due to the economical element by some trading and import export business. This changing created better living conditions and affluence enlivenment for Chinese citizens, the result is increasing in the Chinese consumers purchasing power and capital of their bank account. which leaded many new Chinese entrants of toy companies or manufacturers established to produce brick toy similar LEGO type in China and they are targeting to export infringing brick toy and aim to occupy LEGO 's market share. China manufacturers were built up factories in Guangdong, Shantou - Chenghai and Dongguan which is named world factory
America is the home to the top 3 richest men in the world according to the Forbes list. There are many male and female entrepreneurs from the United States that are known around the world. Bill Gates also known as the richest man in the world is an entrepreneur who co-founded the Windows. Bill Gates is the idol of any up and coming entrepreneur. His ability to combine the other three factors of production and make a multibillion-dollar company is outstanding. Mr. Gates obviously has many office buildings around the world, has many employees, and has created many good and services. Recently Mr. Gates purchased 25,000 acres of land in Arizona to build a “smart city” (Fox). The Microsoft company is the home of 124 thousand employees worldwide
Sir Li Ka-Shing is one of the most powerful and richest men of the world, the wealthiest man in Asia. He is the boss of the conglomerate ‘Hutchison Whampoa, Cheung Kong Holdings and Watson Group’. The business mogul is the 9th richest person of the world with a net worth of approximately 25.5 billion dollars according to Forbes. His political and financial influence, as derived from his diverse holdings, which included real estate, ports, telecommunications, finance, infrastructure and biotechnology, led AsiaWeek to address him as “the most powerful man in Asia” in the year of 2000.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is a luxury hotel line which owns and manages hotels and residences (linkedin.com, n.d.). They currently have 45 hotels and 15 residences and are steadily continuing to grow (Mandarinoriental.com, n.d.).
In further future, I hope my efforts can improve e-business financial management level, which is a relatively new field in China, accelerate the maturation of Chinese accounting system, and facilitate Sino-U.S. trade and