Management and Organizations in the Chinese Context

This book encompasses the latest thinking on management and organisations in China's transitional economy. It examines key topics in areas including the reform of state enterprises, management of international joint ventures, business networks and guanxi, and Chinese organizational behaviour.

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J.T.LI is Wei-Lun Fellow and Associate Professor of strategic and international management at the School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and a co-director of the Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research. He has published widely in leading management journals on issues related to multinational business strategy, international corporate governance, and joint venture success in China.

ANNE S.TSUI is Professor and Head of the Department of Management of Organizations at the School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a fellow of the Academy of Management, and Founding Director of the Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research. Her research interests include leadership and leadership team effectiveness, strategy human resource management, relational demography, employment relationships and guanxi in Chinese settings.

ELIZABETH WELDON is Associate Professor of Management at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her research includes studies of interaction and conflict management in US-Chinese joint ventures.

Inhalt
Introduction PART ONE: MANAGEMENT IN THE CHINESE CONTEXT Management and Organizations in the Chinese Context: An Overview Management and Organizations in China: Key Trends and Issues China's Transitional Economy A Cultural Analysis of Paternalistic Leadership in Chinese Organizations PART TWO: JOINT VENTURE MANAGEMENT AND NEGOTIATIONS IN CHINA Control and Performance in Sino-Foreign Equity Joint Ventures Operating Modes and Performance: U.S. High Technology Ventures in China International Business Negotiation in the Chinese Context PART THREE: CHINESE ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR Guanxi in the Chinese Context Guanxi And the Dynamics of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurial Behaviour in Southeast Asia Teamwork in China: Where Reality Challenges Theory and Practice Choice of Influence Tactics : Effects of the Target Person's Behavioural Patterns, Status and the Personality of the Influencer Productivity Cultures and Competition in the Global Marketplace: Cases from Hong Kong PART 4: MANAGERIAL PERSPECTIVES Overseas Chinese Management Style: Some Reflections Doing Business in China: Staying Ahead of Your Competitors Strategic Management: Critical Issues in the Hong Kong Business Environment