The Chinese rise to economic and political power at the global level has been at the centre of scholarly and political debates. The purpose of this article will be to analyse the integration of Chinese managers in the Western economy. The methodology will be a bibliography, descriptive, and explanatory, making a comparison between the Brazilian trade and China. The type of literature review is the integrative one, intending to conduct a meta-analysis of the literature and answer specific research questions. The conclusions explore some normative implications of the results of the economy in China and Brazil. On the one hand, China has become a dominant and undeniable shareholder in multiple industries, including the energy sector and R&D with high governmental investments. However, the West appears not to be appropriating its business practices, so the learning process is not fully operationalised.

--

China economic ascension,Chinese managers,Integrative literature review,Western economies

• Economia e Gestão - Ciências Sociais