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Author: Han, Wei; Xi, Youmin
Title: The hidden order in the Chinese corporation: A new model to explain management behavior
Journal Name: Euro Asia Journal of Management
Pub. Info: Jun. 2002, Vol.12, No.1, pp. 79-88
Abstract: Abstract : Culture has become a vital theme in the world of management for many years. In this paper, the author argue that culture should be treated as a paradigm rather than a variable. A new model to explain management behavior from the cultural perspective of 'trust, cooperation, and innovation' is suggested. Some paramount characteristics and inferences of Chinese management are offered. Finally, a case study is presented. Paragraph Headings: 1. Introduction: culture as a paradigm or a variable 2. A conceptual model of management behavioral to trust, to cooperate, and to innovate 3. Case analysis management behavior in HI corporation 3.1. Background 3.2. Symptoms and their cultural roots 3.3. The map of guanxi in HI 4. Conclusion Figures: 1. The body of the TCI model 2. The map of guanxi network in HI