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William (Bill) Dodson

　

Bill is General Manager of Asia Base Law & Projects, a European company that provides Western businesses investing in China with legal services and investment feasibility studies. Established 1994, Asia Base is located in Suzhou, China.

Formerly Managing Director of Silk Road Advisors, he is a graduate of Cornell University. He has served on the International Programs Faculty for the University of Notre Dame (USA) Executive Education Department. He is conversant in Chinese language.

He has been quoted on China-related business issues in Newsweek Magazine; National Public Radio; China Economic Review; Insight Magazine, a publication of the American Chamber of Commerce-Shanghai; Shanghai Business Review; Inbound Logistics; Electronic Business Magazine; China International Business Magazine; Bo Xun News; World Trade Magazine, Boss Magazine and others.

He writes the popular blog This is China!, Discussions on the Trends Shaping China Business and Society. A Management Consultant for the past twenty years, he has served as a managing consultant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., a senior consultant at Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), and as a managing consultant to KPMG Peat Marwick (now BearingPoint).

He speaks extensively on Doing Business in China. He has served as co-chair and presented at the annual conferences on "Legal and Financial Strategies for Doing Business in China". He has spoken at The Annual Conferences on "The Secrets of Doing Business in China", sponsored by the National Leadership Forum and the American Management Association; Strategies for Trade & Investment in China Conferences; the annual conferences on "Due Diligence for Cross-border M&A Transactions"; and the University of Chicago School of Business Asia Business Forum. (See The Press Room for a calendar of upcoming presentations he will be delivering.)

He has published articles in magazines and journals such as: The China Economic Review; Insight Magazine, a magazine of the American Chamber of Commerce-Shanghai; The MWorld Journal of Management, a publication of the American Management Association (AMA); the Global Perspectives pages of the AMA's website (www.amanet.org); the American Training and Development Association's T+D Magazine; the Project Management Institute's PMWorld Magazine; and The Practioner, a publication of the Organizational Development Network. Information Technology-related articles of his on software development, project management methodologies and enterprise systems management have appeared in Software Development Magazine and DataBased Advisor.

The MBA programs of DePaul University in Chicago, and Indiana University Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis are using China-business case studies he has written based on the work of his company Silk Road Advisors.

He has worked across a diverse range of business sectors, including: financial, healthcare, manufacturing, media, and information technology. He has worked on strategic-, IT-, and business-process consulting projects in China, Europe, Turkey, Latin America, and Canada.

He has personally visited more than 50 economic development zones and dozens of cities throughout China in the course of his Strategic Business Development and Site Selection work for Clients.

He makes his home in Suzhou, China, and in Shanghai, where he also has offices.

He can be reached at bdodson88@gmail.com.

Interviews
Interviewed and quoted in the following media channels:
•March 2008, Shanghai Business Review, Suzhou's Starbucks Factor"

•November 2007, National Public Radio, “Doing Business in China”
• September 2007, Economist Intelligence Unit, “China Corporate Governance Issues”
• August 2007, China International Business Magazine, “Business Process Outsourcing in China”
•July 2007, Insight Magazine (American Chamber of Commerce-Shanghai Publication), “Dalian Investment Environment”
• June, September 2007, China Economic Review, “Suzhou Investment Environment”
• June 2007, The China Perspective Magazine, Exclusive Interview, “Strategic Site Selection”
• November 2006, Newsweek Magazine, “China HR Management”
• October 2006, Chicago School of Business News , “China HR Management”
• September 2006, Insight Magazine (American Chamber of Commerce-Shanghai Publication), “China HR”
• November 2005, China Economic Review “China Corporate Communications”
• December 2004, China International Business, “Chinese Sensitivities in Sales and Marketing”
• October 2005, Electronic Business Magazine, “Electronics Industry Centers in China”
• October 2004, Inbound Logistics Magazine, “China Logistics Issues”
• March 2003, Boss Magazine (Australia), “Asian Employee Absenteeism”

Publications
Author of the following articles and book chapters:
• “Getting to Know the Many Faces of Suzhou,” China Economic Review, January 2008.
• “Manufacturing Trends in China’s First-tier Cities,” chapter in China Business Guide 2008, published January 2008 by China Economic Review Publications.
• “Foreign Investment Considerations in China’s Second- and Third-tier Cities,” 2008 Whitepaper, to be published March 2008, Amer. Chamb. of Commerce Annual Publication (Beijing, Shanghai).
• “Chinese and Relationships, Time & Tides Shenzhen Magazine, Spring 2007.
• “Culture First,” Insight Magazine (American Chamber of Commerce-Shanghai Publication), November 2006.
• “Case Study: Getting to Yes with Chinese Companies”, Mworld Journal of Business (online), Feb 2005
• “The Crying Game: HR Recruitment in China,” International Trade Club of Chicago, August 2004.
• “Faceless in China,” Mworld Journal of Business (online), Feb 2004.
• “The Cultural Navigator,” Training Media Review, November-December 2003.
• “Total Quality Management, Chinese Style,” Mechanical Engineering Today, November 2003, Amer. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers.
• “A New Kind of Chinese Government Official for a New China,” Mworld Journal of Business (online), Oct 2003.
• “SARS Teaches Business a Few Lessons,” Mworld Journal of Business (online), Sept 2003.
• “After the Bubble Burst: The New Shape of Global Leadership,” Mworld Journal of Business (print), Fall 2003
• “Saving Face: China, Face and the Impact of SARS on Foreign Direct Investment,” Mworld Journal of Business (online), June 2003
• One Small Step: Convincing Management to Invest in New Foreign Markets, Mworld Journal of Business (online), March 2003, American Management Association.
• “Tongue-tied,” Mworld Journal of Business (online), Jan 2003.
• “Mind the GAAP: How International Accounting Standards Can Help Fill in the Blanks for Executives” Mworld Journal of Business (print), American Management Association, Winter 2002.
• “Walk the Walk in Foreign Markets,” Mworld Journal of Business (online), Dec 2002.
• ” It’s About Time,” Mworld Journal of Business (online), Nov 2002.
• “ Mixing Work and Pleasure Across Cultures,” Mworld Journal of Business (online), Oct 2002.
• “Facilitating International Focus Groups,” The Practioner, September 2002, Organizational Development Network.
• “Time Zoned,” Mworld Journal of Business (online), Sept 2002.
• “Catching the Third Wave: Are You Ready to Enter the China Market?”, Mworld Journal of Business (print), Summer 2002.
• “How to Be a Bad Sport in International Business,” Mworld Journal of Business (online), Aug 2002.
• “The Tower of Babble,” Mworld Journal of Business (online), July 2002.
• “Long Live English! English is Dead!,” Mworld Journal of Business (online), June 2002.
• "The Change Monster," Training and Development Magazine (American Society for Training and Development), September 2001.
• "Chinatown Tribute", Sampan Newsmagazine, November 2000.
• "Teaching ESL in Chinatown", Sampan Newsmagazine, 3 November 2000.
• "Team Building and English as a Second Language", Project Management Network (Project Management Institute), Aug 1999.
• "Virtually International: Managing Globalized Project Teams", Project Management Network Magazine, April 1998.
• “Coordinating Aggregate Systems”, Databased Advisor, September 1996.
• “Inheriting a Legacy System,” Databased Advisor, March 1996.
• “How to Manage Personnel Changes in Teams”, Databased Advisor, March 1995.
• “Secrets of a High-Performing Team”, Databased Advisor, December 1994.

Speaking Engagements
•8 May 2008, Keynote Speaker, China IT- and Business Process Outsourcing Trends Symposium, sponsored by the Hangzhou City Government and Ascendas (Singapore). Hangzhou, China, “Hangzhou Pioneering Spirit and the Development of China’s BPO Industry.”

•9 April 2008, Keynote Speaker, Setting Up/Expanding Manufacturing Operations in Tier 2 Cities, hosted by Sinomedia, publishers of The China Economic Review. Shanghai, “Investment Trends in China’s Second- through Fourth-tier Cities.”

•31 March 2008, Keynote Speaker, China International Study Program, MBA Program of Baruch College, New York, New York. Shanghai, “China’s Economic and Social Development: Past, Present and Future”.
•12-13 December 2007, New York, New York: Conference Co-Chair; Legal and Financial Issues in Doing Business in China, Atlas-SFI, “Investment Trends in China’s 2nd- and 3rd Tier Cities”
• 26 October 2007, Shanghai, China: Manufacturing Trends in China’s 1st-Tier Cities, China Economic Review, “Manufacturing Trends in China’s 1st-tier Cities”
• 9 October 2007, Shanghai, China: Real Estate Trends in China, U.S. Commercial Department
• 12-13 June 2007, Shanghai, China: Co-Chair, China Business Development Conference, GIC, “Managing Guanxi”
• 8 June 2007, Shanghai, China: Investment Trends in China’s 2nd- and 3rd-Tier Cities
• 8 December 2006, Chicago, USA: The Annual Conference on "The Secrets of Doing Business in China," sponsored by the National Leadership Forum and the American Management Association, “China Investment Risks and Mitigation Strategies”
• 6-7 November 2006, New York, New York USA: Conference Co-Chair; Legal and Financial Issues in Doing Business in China, Atlas-SFI, “China Corporate and Government Communications Approaches”
• 21 October 2006, Chicago, USA: University of Chicago MBA Program Panel, “Working in China”
• 9 October 2006, Suzhou, China: Lecturer, University of Notre Dame International Executive MBA Program, “Doing Business in China”
• 9 September 2006, Xuancheng, Anhui China: Keynote Speech, China’s Evolving Investment Opportunities
• 3 July 2006, Suzhou, China: Lecturer, University of Notre Dame MBA Program, “Doing Business in China”
• March 2006, Suzhou, China: Lecturer, University of Notre Dame MBA Program, “Doing Business in China”
• 30 October 2005, Chicago USA, Global Entrepreneurs Conference, Kellog School of Business, Northwestern University, “The Entrepreneur as Ambassador”
• 14 October 2005, Chicago, USA, The Annual Conference on The Secrets of Doing Business in China, “China Investment Risks and Mitigation Strategies”
• 4 October 2005, Detroit, USA Conference on Doing Business in China, Global AutoIndustry, "China Site Selection"
• 6-7 December 2004, San Francisco USA: Conference Co-Chair; Legal and Financial Issues in Doing Business in China, Atlas-SFI, “Due Diligence for Chinese Characteristics”
• 3 December 2004, Las Vegas, USA: Conference on The Secrets of Doing Business in China, “Culture Before Business: Engaging Chinese Business and Government”
• 14-15 June 2004, Philadelphia USA: Strategies for Trade & Investment in China, Atlas-SFI, “Due Diligence for Chinese Characteristics”
• 4-5 October 2004, New York, New York, Due Diligence for Cross-border M&A Transactions, “Due Diligence for Chinese Characteristics”
• Fall 2003 Due Diligence for Cross-border M&A Transactions, “Due Diligence for Chinese Characteristics”
• 17 October 2003, Washington D.C., The Annual Conferences on The Secrets of Doing Business in China, “Culture Before Business: Engaging Chinese Business and Government”
• April 2000, June 2000, September 2000, Project Management Institute, “Problem-solving Approaches in Cross-cultural Project Teams”
• April 1997, Software Development Conference, San Francisco, USA, “From Design to Implementation: Facilitating Project Success”

DISTINCTIONS
• Lecturer, Programs Coordinator, China; International Programs Faculty for the University of Notre Dame (USA) Executive Education Department (Suzhou, China), “China Business,” September 2005 – December 2006
• The MBA programs of DePaul University in Chicago, and Indiana University Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis requested permission to use China-business case studies William Dodson has written based on his work.
• 2002 - 2004, Contributing Editor, International, Mworld Journal of Management, American Management Association.
　