ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the perspective of a director and organiser of group relations (GR) conferences in China. It also focuses on the GR-work from two perspectives. One is what it is like to introduce GR work into a foreign, as well as very complex, country and culture. The second challenge was to conduct the conference in context with the sponsoring company. All GR conferences were sponsored by an industrial joint venture, based in Wuxi with Headquarters in Germany and in China. The chapter provides a brief overview of the Chinese culture. Chinese society is strongly influenced by Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The traditional Chinese concept of group cohesion, as well as the language challenge, made it difficult for the members to experience and initiate ideas by themselves. The involvement of Chinese people on the staff was appreciated and seen by the members as a positive development.
