Neo-confucianism: the bane of foreign firms in China

Explores Chinese culture and the problems foreign firms and governments encounter when dealing with China. Emphasizes Confucianism's dominant cultural tradition in China and attempts to explain it to improve foreign firms' chances of success. Describes Confucianism as a way of living, inco...

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Published inManagement research news Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 13 - 22
Main Authors Yu Wong, Yim, Maher, Thomas E, Evans, Neil A, Nicholson, Joel D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Patrington MCB UP Ltd 01.02.1998
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects
Confucianism
Corporate culture
Foreign investment
Humanism
Management theory
Most favored nation clause
Philosophy
Politics
Studies
Taoism
China
Corporate culture
Confucianism
China
Philosophy
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Summary:Explores Chinese culture and the problems foreign firms and governments encounter when dealing with China. Emphasizes Confucianism's dominant cultural tradition in China and attempts to explain it to improve foreign firms' chances of success. Describes Confucianism as a way of living, incorporating the principles of humanism and the notion of filial piety. Mentions the five cardinal relations, harmony and Neo-Confucianism's "Principle of universal truth, order, law, production and reproduction". Assesses the implications of social inequality, social ritual, familism, guan xi (connections), face, and sun yung (mutual trust) for foreign firms. Concludes that foreign firms wishing to do business with China need to understand the labyrinth of Confucianism.
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ISSN:0140-9174
2040-8269
1758-6135
2040-8277
DOI:10.1108/01409179810781329