Catalyst for Change: Chinese Business in Asia

• Main Authors: MENKHOFF, Thomas, CHAY, Yue Wah, EVERS, Hans-Dieter, HOON, Chang Yau
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: business practices; Chinese entrepreneurs; ethnic identity; trust; change management; knowledge management; Asian Studies; Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1201; https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/permalink/65SMU_INST/1lk8vc3/alma9919831002601
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This book serves as a textbook for courses on Asian Studies with a focus on ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs and business management in Asia. It gives a comprehensive Asian perspective on the organizational peculiarities and changing business practices of ethnic Chinese businesses and their leaders who continue to form the backbone of Asia's dynamic economies. The book features selected chapters written by reputable scholars on Chinese business, covering diverse and yet closely related topics such as the role of ethnic identity, trust, guanxi, Chineseness, leadership, change management, learning and knowledge management in organizations owned and managed by ethnic Chinese.