Subethnische dimensionen des veraenderungsmanagements in asiatischen klein- und mittelunternehmen: Trends in Singapur
Against the background of a rapidly changing business environment, the article examines the organisational change management behavior of the owner-managers of small and medium-sized enterprises in Singapore. The analysis of survey data is aimed at ascertain whether there are any differences between...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2005
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| Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2417 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/3416/viewcontent/Subethnische_Dimensionen_pv.pdf |
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| Institution: | Singapore Management University |
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| Summary: | Against the background of a rapidly changing business environment, the article examines the organisational change management behavior of the owner-managers of small and medium-sized enterprises in Singapore. The analysis of survey data is aimed at ascertain whether there are any differences between Chinese and English-educated small (Chinese) businessmen in terms of Change Management (CM), a dichotomy which is of great historical and politico-cultural significance in Singapore. The survey data show that there are indeed differences between the subgroups (e.g. with regard to the initiation of a more participatory people management style) but these variations turned out to be far less pronounced than expected. Access to information appears to be a key antecedent of the various change management approaches used by both groups. Chinese-educated businessmen in particular seem to be somewhat disadvantaged in this respect as the modern management literature is largely published in English. |
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