scholarly journals A PATOP Study of Philosophy and Business Management: Western vs. Chinese Business Structures in Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leelien Ken Huang
Keyword(s):  
Business Management ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
The Road ◽  
Chinese Business ◽  
Western Model ◽  
Chinese Model ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Business Structures

Introduction. Alignment between the philosophical value of the Western parent company and the structure of the local organization is essential to improve managing effectiveness and worker productivity. The alignment may need adjustment while considering whether a Western model is fitted into the Chinese workgroup. This study examines the philosophical value concerning business management within an organization and then explores which value is applicable to the modern Chinese structure in the context of Taiwan. Purpose and methods. The purpose is the holistic view of the Chinese model, as opposed to the separated approach of the West. It does not attempt to find the best philosophical framework of business management for local Chinese structure in Taiwan, as such a framework probably does not exist. Instead, it explores the specific phenomena considered during the process of emergence of business management framework when comparing philosophical value for both selected cases of Western and Chinese enterprises. The case study and PATOP model were used. Results. As a result, there has no single model that is absolutely appropriate to both business and people in one way or the other. Both Chinese and Western philosophical ways of doing business have merits and weaknesses, as illustrated. The implication of the results is the emerged PATOP model. The model indicates an ideal work environment where the Western approach is applicable to the Chinese structure in Taiwan. Conclusions. It concludes that the philosophical approach in doing business within the Chinese structure is erected in a way of “Middle of the Road” according to the PATOP emerged from the study. However, it should be noted that there will be drift as this emerged PATOP model used in the Chinese structure with western approach, indicating another issue “what an acceptable time for drift would be”?

Knowledge Management Systems Diffusion in Chinese Enterprises

2010 ◽  
pp. 1370-1385 ◽  
Author(s):  
One-Ki ("Daniel") Lee ◽  
Mo ("Winnie") Wang ◽  
Kai H. Lim ◽  
Zeyu ("Jerry") Peng
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Diffusion Process ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Knowledge Management Systems ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Practical Guidance

With the recognition of the importance of organizational knowledge management (KM), researchers have paid increasing attention to knowledge management systems (KMS). However, since most prior studies were conducted in the context of Western societies, we know little about KMS diffusion in other regional contexts. Moreover, even with the increasing recognition of the influence of social factors in KM practices, there is a dearth of studies that examine how unique social cultural factors affect KMS diffusion in specific countries. To fill in this gap, this study develops an integrated framework, with special consideration on the influence of social cultures, to understand KMS diffusion in Chinese enterprises. In our framework, we examine how specific technological, organizational, and social cultural factors can influence the three-stage KMS diffusion process, that is, initiation, adoption, and routinization. This study provides a holistic view of the KMS diffusion in Chinese enterprises with practical guidance for successful KMS implementation.

Rescuing Businesses through Transnationalism: Embedded Chinese Enterprise and Nationalist Activities in Singapore in the 1930s Great Depression

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-127
Author(s):  
Huei-Ying Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Business Elites ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
Nationalist Movement ◽  
Social Divisions ◽  
Chinese Business ◽  
Chinese Enterprise ◽  
Limited Success ◽  
British Rule ◽  
British Colony

This article argues that the embeddedness of Chinese enterprises in Singapore society explains the limited success of the nationalist movement in Singapore. To respond to the economic crisis in the 1930s, Chinese business elites employed nationalist rhetoric to appeal to their compatriots in the British colony to support Chinese “national products.” With dual allegiance to both British rule and Chinese national identity, Chinese business nationalists took a transnational approach. Because Chinese business communities in Singapore were organized along subethnic lines, Chinese transnationalism failed to surmount these social divisions.

scholarly journals QUALITY, SPEED, RELIABILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND COST OF PRODUCTS: THE CYPRUS CASE STUDY IN THE PAST AND TODAY

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Ioannis Angeli ◽  
Despina Odysseos
Keyword(s):  
Business Performance ◽  
Research Work ◽  
International Markets ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Road ◽  
Performance Targets ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Mechanical Products ◽  
The Eu

Cyprus joined the European Union (EU) ten years ago opening the gates to common market. Cyprus citizens and businesses are now living in a highly competitive business environment. There are many benefits of Cyprus joining the EU and removing any barriers from the free movements of goods like larger variety of products and services, more choices, opening into international markets and the increase of antagonism which lead to the reduction, in some cases of prices, and better products. So the main targets of the Cypriot companies were to adapt their way of doing business and to be able to face the challenges of the new antagonistic environment. However, the big question is up to what point they managed to meet the new internationally accepted targets? So the main purpose of this joined research work is to investigate the importance, within time, the behaviour of the Cyprus enterprises, in Mechanical products and goods in the island of Cyprus. Through a national survey, using an accepted sampling plan, the opinions of the customers/consumers as well importers and manufacturers were investigated. A questionnaire consisting of 22 questions, was used to investigate the importance of the five main targets or business performance parameters, quality, speed, reliability, flexibility and cost of products. The two groups of respondents (consumers and suppliers) were asked to evaluate the 5 business performance targets ten years ago (before joining EU) and today in the view of the new data of globalization and Cyprus becoming a member of the EU. In detail there was an attempt to find the degree of changes - improvements or the opposite, in achieving the 5 importance targets in the last decade. Many conclusions were revealed, such as, in which areas there was improvement and by how much, the agreements or disagreements between the two groups of respondents, which is the most important parameter now according to customers and many others. The methodology adopted is very useful to companies that they decide to follow the road of continuous improvement and identify customer views and expectations.

scholarly journals Premises and Characteristics of "Contemporary Business" – the Context of Globalization, Internationalization and Threats

2020 ◽  
pp. 38-45
Author(s):  
B. Glinkowska-Krauze ◽  
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Ł. Górecki ◽  
N. Chebotarova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Current Model ◽  
Economic Science ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Business Structures

In the course of previous comprehensive theoretical, methodological and empirical research of the authors, the main purpose of which was to identify ways of internationalization of Polish and Ukrainian enterprises. It was noted that a new model of business functioning is emerging, significantly different from the traditional model, in which the phenomenon of globalization underlies the process of internationalization of economic activity. At the same time, it should be borne in mind that the problem of studying specific practices of interaction between business structures in Poland and Ukraine, paradoxically, as a whole, is given insufficient attention (both in Polish and Ukrainian economic science). This served as the inspiration for writing this study, the main goal of which is to identify the features of the modern business model on the background of identifying the differences between the traditional and the current model in the context of existing threats and to find out the main (one of the main) reasons for such differences. The introduction refers to the methodology used for this study (specific research methods are methods of unity of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction and comparative analysis, as well as methods of grouping and extrapolation). The study is the result of the authors' own empirical research and a comparative theoretical analysis based on the literature on the topic, and is a common characteristic of both models. In general terms, the main features of the modern business model and trends in the European economy are presented on the example of Poland and Ukraine. Thus, the study is aimed at identifying trends in doing business in the modern market and its characteristic features in the context of the predicted increase in the role of factors of intercultural (transcultural) interaction in business.

Knowledge Management Systems Diffusion in Chinese Enterprises

2011 ◽  
pp. 117-132
Author(s):  
One-Ki ("Daniel") Lee ◽  
Mo ("Winnie") Wang ◽  
Kai H. Lim ◽  
Zeyu ("Jerry") Peng
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Diffusion Process ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Knowledge Management Systems ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Practical Guidance

With the recognition of the importance of organizational knowledge management (KM), researchers have paid increasing attention to knowledge management systems (KMS). However, since most prior studies were conducted in the context of Western societies, we know little about KMS diffusion in other regional contexts. Moreover, even with the increasing recognition of the influence of social factors in KM practices, there is a dearth of studies that examine how unique social cultural factors affect KMS diffusion in specific countries. To fill in this gap, this study develops an integrated framework, with special consideration on the influence of social cultures, to understand KMS diffusion in Chinese enterprises. In our framework, we examine how specific technological, organizational, and social cultural factors can influence the three-stage KMS diffusion process, that is, initiation, adoption, and routinization. This study provides a holistic view of the KMS diffusion in Chinese enterprises with practical guidance for successful KMS implementation.

ANALISIS PENGELOLAAN USAHA BERBASIS SYARIAH PADA MASA COVID 19

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 377
Author(s):  
Burhanuddin Burhanuddin
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
New Business ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Online Business ◽  
Collection Methods

The purpose of this study is to describe sharia-based business management during the corona 19 pandemic. The data collection methods used were interviews and literature. The data analysis method is in the form of qualitative descriptive analysis. Based on the results of data analysis, the authors found that sharia-based business management during the 19 pandemic experienced a change in habits. From doing business that was not customary to use telecommunications technology and media before Covid 19, so they had to use it. In the sense of analyzing new business habits during the Covid 19 pandemic, it shows trends in the use of technology and telecommunications media, such as online business.

Innovation strategy as a means of enterprise business management and development in the conditions of globalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (99) ◽  
pp. 81-94
Author(s):  
A. O. Revutska ◽  
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A. P. Burliai ◽  
L. W. Smoliy
Keyword(s):  
Business Management ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Implementation Model ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
State Economy ◽  
Management And Development ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The article describes the features of modern business. The relevance of the study of the relationship between strategy and business management is substantiated. Modern business has a very specific content, focus and implementation model. Despite this, business cannot do without a strategy a specific and clear plan of action in certain market conditions, coordinates of time and space. However, for the application of the chosen strategies to be effective and efficient for the enterprise, firm or company, there is an urgent need to explore the relationship between strategy and business management. One of the ways of effective business management, its development, of course, is the timely and professional application of a list of strategies according to the situation formed in the market and within the enterprise in the context of globalization of economic processes. The article presents modern interpretations of the concepts «strategy», «strategic management», «business», «competitive potential of business», «innovation strategy». A generalized classification of strategies used in practice for effective business management and development is described. The potential opportunities of the innovation strategy for the formation of competitive advantages of business in the context of globalization are identified. Strategic innovative measures to ensure the competitiveness of enterprises are presented. An analog model of ensuring the competitive potential of business through the implementation of innovation strategy in the context of globalization of the state economy has been formalized. It is the innovation strategy that is the system of sub-strategies for all levels of the strategic set of the enterprise focused on the innovative development of the business organization and meeting the needs of its potential customers. And as a cognitive tool for adaptive behavior of the enterprise in the external environment, it is focused on solving problems of unsatisfactory situations in change management. It can be interpreted as a set of methods of competition and doing business, which chooses the management of the enterprise to ensure the competitiveness and future profitability of the chosen type of business. Areas of further research are recommended. These include: analysis of the impact of strategies on the business management process, assessment of the effectiveness of the use of strategies for effective business management and selection of priority strategies for effective business management

scholarly journals The Cross-Culture Management of Chinese Enterprises in Poland Under the Belt and Road Initiative—Based on PEST Model

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Guiyu Dai ◽  
Yi Cai
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategies ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Cross Culture ◽  
Local Society ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
The Road ◽  
Intercultural Communication Competence ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Belt And Road

“The Belt and Road Initiative” not only provides great opportunities but also poses enormous challenges to Chinese enterprises for further development. Along the Belt and the Road, there are different countries with unique culture characteristics, which will be the difficult challenges Chinese enterprises have to face in the overseas investment. The present study will combine PEST (Political, Economic, Social and Technological) model with Hofstede’s culture dimensions as the theoretical basis for analyzing the potential opportunities and challenges Chinese enterprises tend to confront in Poland. Based on a detailed analysis of the opportunities and challenges, this writing proposes three tentative cross-culture management strategies: (1) Investigating the local markets and identifying the culture differences; (2) Cultivating intercultural communication competence of the cross-culture employees; (3) Acculturating to the local society and making innovation based on culture fusion, which would be referential for Chinese enterprises to seek investment opportunities in the countries along the Belt and the Road.

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