Internationalisation to China. Chances and risks for German multinational corporations, operating in the healthcare sector : 9783656947660 : 11 May 2015 : Bachelor Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Operations Research, grade: 2.0, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, language: English, abstract: "The risk of missing out on China is greater than the risk of doing business in this country" (Heinrich von Pierer, former Siemens CEO and chairman of the supervisory board). The primary objective of every financial, industrial or commercial business enterprise on the globe is to strive for profit maximisation. To realise this particular goal, corporations have to extend their operations across international borders. After the death of Mao Zedong and since the enforcement of an "open door" policy in 1978, the People's Republic of China has developed into an attractive investment destination with an enormous economic potential. Since the economic liberalisation of