... on the dynamics of emerging economies, institutional theory, corporate governance, China’s early economic takeoff and the dissemination of management knowledge. Findings Drawing upon his prolific body of work, the discussion delves into how businesses navigate the complexities of globalization, adapt...

... of his experiences in China during 1933–1938. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts a microhistory approach as a methodology for studying history and the past while ultimately requiring evaluations informed by the present. This paper first identifies the literature gap on CQ development...

...Richard Li-Hua; Lucy Lu Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to bridge the knowledge gap in designing MBA strategy between China and the West by examining the content, context and process of MBA delivery. This paper challenges the assumptions and pedagogical approach underpinning the current...

... suppliers in China. Findings First, this paper identifies two types of guanxi: role‐based hierarchical guanxi endorsed by Confucianism and soil‐rooted egocentric guanxi derived from daily practices of Chinese people. The ever changing social environment in Chinese history...

...@rollins.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 International China Place branding Heritage Tourism development Economic development Cities There is general agreement among academics and practitioners that places can be branded in a fashion similar to companies or consumer...

... China India Culture As the Chinese and Indian economies are rapidly growing in importance, management academics and practitioners have been exploring business practices and traditions of these two countries. We take this investigation back even further to the philosophies and ideas that have...

...Jie Shen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the historical development and characteristics of labour disputes in China, including their growth, collective disputes, regional differences, direct causes and the impact of economic ownership on labour disputes. Design/methodology...

... (soft but labor intensive aspects) in India and the hard, implementation and manufacturing as well as production routed to China. The full impact of what is raised in this paper will be realized later as and when global manufacturers seek to conceptualize products not just for the US markets but also...

...Low Sui Pheng Purpose The Chinese civilization is an important part of the history of mankind. The purpose of this paper is to show that there are project management lessons to be learned from Chinese history, including that relating to the management of the building process in ancient China...

...Stephen L. Morgan Purpose Management is a “hot field” in China, yet little has been written in English about the history of management in China. Contrary to contemporary management literature, the paper aims to show that Chinese entrepreneurs and managers were exposed to modern management ideas...