... flow. China Culture Knowledge management Six Sigma Six Sigma is a widely adopted quality initiative that focuses on defect reduction and process improvement (Wu and Lin, 2009). A Six Sigma program is often implemented with champions (i.e. the owners of the projects) and multiple teams...

... describes the background of KM programs in China for Western companies and the three‐step approach for its implementation. Findings The three‐step KM approach was effective in managing knowledge flows from the west to the east. Key lessons are that responsible KM, while doing business in China...

... that inhibit knowledge transfer. Originality/value The study provides a basis for companies including Chinese companies, joint ventures or multi‐national companies operating in China to assess obstacles to effective knowledge management and to consider various alternatives in adopting a knowledge...

...Michael Stankosky; Francesco A. Calabrese; Martin Grossman Purpose Overseas Chinese business networks have had a profound effect on the economic development of mainland China and on the global economy as a whole. Such networks are based predominantly on familial, language and cultural factors...

...Martin Grossman Purpose This paper seeks to serve as an introduction to a networking platform called iBridge, recently launched by the administrative office of Zhongguancun Haidian Science Park (HSP) in Beijing, China. With the goal of enabling knowledge sharing and collaboration between...

...Hsin Kao; Peng‐Hsian Kao; Thomas A. Mazzuchi Purpose Many scholars and practitioners argue about the Taiwanese government policy of investing in “Go‐South” or “Go‐West” approach. Therefore, this paper aims to present data from two groups showing the differences of Taiwanese executives in China...

...Conghui Fang Purpose To describe the current status and expound the problems of the statistical and evaluation work on China's university libraries, and introduce the possible solutions and enforcement. Design/methodology/approach Alternative approaches for the statistical...