TY - GEN AU - Tao, Tian AU - Chunbo, Wu TI - The Huawei story SN - 9789351500681 U1 - 338.761 PY - 2015/// CY - New Delhi PB - SAGE KW - Zhengfei, Ren. KW - Consumer satisfaction. N1 - Foreword Simon Murray Foreword Admiral William (Bill) A. Owens Preface Acknowledgments Introduction—Business Management Philosophy: The Mysterious Driver of Huawei's Success Common Sense and Truth: Customer Centricity Soul of Business: Dedication Is the Key to Success Openness: A Matter of Life and Death Compromise: The Law of the Jungle Grayness: Gathering a Hundred Thousand Intellectuals Self-Criticism: A Sense of Fear Makes Greatness Change: Revolution or Evolution Strategy: Fight with Courage and Wisdom Balance: Power, Flexibility, and Rule Epilogue N2 - Huawei was founded in 1987 by ex-military officer Ren Zhengfei and formed as a private company owned by its employees. Its core missions are building telecommunications networks, providing operational and consulting services and equipment to enterprises inside and outside of China, and manufacturing communications devices for the consumer market. The book by Tian Tao and Wu Chunbo is an extraordinary research effort, to analyze and describe a very complex reality and a very special entrepreneur. Huawei is a prominent company among the most successful and most internationalized in China. This book offers insights to Western readers, allowing them to truly understand Huawei, its management philosophy and culture, and the special leadership approaches of Ren Zhengfei. It is a very valuable work to understand entrepreneurship in our complex world ER -