Nonverbal Negotiation in China: Cycling in Beijing

Personal experiences bicycling in Beijing, People's Republic of China, are described. The cyclist is constantly jockeying for position, with the object to avoid touching other cyclists or pedestrians. Bikes come from all directions, & cars & buses present major obstacles on crowded stre...

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Published inNegotiation journal Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 11 - 17
Main Author Faure, Guy Olivier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.1995
Plenum
Subjects
China
Conflict resolution
Negotiation
Nonverbal Communication
Peoples Republic of China
Traffic
Transportation
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Summary:Personal experiences bicycling in Beijing, People's Republic of China, are described. The cyclist is constantly jockeying for position, with the object to avoid touching other cyclists or pedestrians. Bikes come from all directions, & cars & buses present major obstacles on crowded streets. To advance in position involves negotiation within a systemic flow: perceiving a number of weak signals & simultaneously integrating them; managing uncertainty; anticipating; & informally innovating. The cycling system in Beijing is relatively inefficient & subject to local crises; its equilibrium is precarious & unstable. However, bicycle circulation & negotiating business in China are analagous. M. Pflum
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ISSN:0748-4526
1571-9979
DOI:10.1111/j.1571-9979.1995.tb00042.x