Subethnische dimensionen des veraenderungsmanagements in asiatischen klein- und mittelunternehmen: Trends in Singapur

• Main Authors: Badibanga, Ulrike, MENKHOFF, Thomas
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2005
• Subjects: Ethnic Chinese; Singapore; small and medium enterprises; change management; Asian Studies; Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• 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
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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.