First mover, strategic alliances and performance: context of turmoil in China
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore whether being a first-mover into the Chinese market through strategic alliance with host companies provides competitive advantages to the...
View ArticleLeadership attributes, culture and communism: analyses of cases 1998-2008...
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to track the changes of leadership attributes during the process of social development from 1998 to 2008 in China, and then to explore whether the...
View ArticleLeadership, team and decision speed: empirical study using cross-provincial data
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between leadership style, top management teams' (TMTs') behavioral integration, and strategic decision-making speed. It reveals how...
View ArticlePhilosophy, training and spirituality: a longitudinal, empirical study
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether Chinese philosophy can have positive results in long-term training. Design/methodology/approach– The paper examined its effect based on...
View ArticleCEO succession and organizational transitions: case of state-owned enterprises
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this paper is to investigate CEO succession in China's state-owned enterprises (SOE) from within intra-industry labor market. One hypothesis looks at the proportion of SOEs...
View ArticleNew paradigm, a socio-spirituality research on succession in leadership:...
AbstractPurpose– In the literature there is very little exploration on how the Tibetan approach in leadership may be relevant for management. Here, for the first time, the paper discusses the ancient...
View ArticleA social exchange perspective of the individual guanxi network: Evidence from...
AbstractPurpose– Using the social exchange perspective, the aim of this research is to add value to the construct by looking at direct and indirect effects through perceived organizational support...
View ArticleTowards a Guanxi-based theory of internationalization: Chinese, Taiwanese and...
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this paper is to review theories on the kinship-based collaboration for Asian multinational enterprises (MNEs). Although cooperation issues have reached the top of the Asian...
View ArticleKeeping relationships positive or doing things right: Bridging women leaders'...
AbstractPurpose– The present study aims at contributing to the knowledge of organizational communication and cross-cultural female leadership by examining conflict management strategies between...
View ArticleDual order systems and SMEs' growth: three longitudinal cases from China
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this paper is to examine how the co-evolution of two order systems-guanxi networks and legal system, i.e. a dual order system-has shaped the growth of China's SMEs. From an...
View ArticleRelational power and influence strategies: a step further in understanding...
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this study is to examine the existence of relational power which is derived from an indigenous Chinese construct – guanxi. The authors also test the hypotheses of...
View ArticleThe impact of knowledge governance on knowledge sharing: The mediating role...
AbstractPurpose– Knowledge governance is an organizational mechanism that formally and informally defines how the firm manages the activities related knowledge, thus it plays a significant influence on...
View ArticleThe Diaoyu Islands, China-Japan guan-xi and nuclear war: is there a role for...
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this paper is to illustrate how scholars may adopt a multi-method – not just multidisciplinary – approach on research on conflict management. Taking the Diaoyu Islands as a...
View ArticleTie diversity, ambidexterity and upgrading of the latecomer firm in global...
AbstractPurpose– Global production networks (GPN) propel process and product upgrading of the latecomer firm (LCF), promoting its present operating efficiency on one hand, but, on the other hand,...
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