Catalyst For Change: Chinese Business In Asia

The book provided a good understanding of ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs in Sout-East Asia, how they struggled, from generation to generation, and become a force to be reckoned with in the business world in Asia. -- Southern University College Academic Journal -Southern University College Academic Journal- The book provides a good understanding of ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs in South-East Asia, how they struggled, from generation to generation, and became a force that to be reckoned with in the business world in Asia. -- Southern University College Academic Journal -Southern University College Academic Journal-

Introduction: Coping with Change - Understanding Ethnic Chinese Business Behavior (Thomas Menkhoff, Chay Yue Wah, Hans-Dieter Evers and Hoon Chang Yau); The Story of the "Chinese Overseas": Implications for Identity, Business and "Chineseness": The Sea as Paddy: The Making of Fujian as a Transnational Place (Jessica Chong); What Chinese Am I? The Use of Heritage for Economic Imperatives in Singapore (Daphnee HL Lee); Managing Change in Asian Business: A Comparison between Chinese-educated and English-educated Chinese Entrepreneurs in Singapore (Thomas Menkhoff, Ulrike Badibanga and Chay Yue Wah); Chinese Business in Malaysia: Ethnicity and Knowledge Management (Chin Yee Whah); Evolving Chineseness, Ethnicity and Business: The Making of the Ethnic Chinese as a "Market-Dominant Minority" in Indonesia (Hoon Chang Yau); The Management of Business Networks and Change: Trading Networks of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Singapore (Thomas Menkhoff and Chalmer E Labig); Improving Small Firm Performance through Collaborative Change Management and Outside Learning: Trends in Singapore (Thomas Menkhoff and Chay Yue Wah); Ethnic Chinese Family-Controlled Firms in Singapore: Continuity and Change in Corporate Governance (Lai Si Tsui-Auch and Dawn Chow Yi Lin); Building a Successful Brand: The Story of Eu Yan Sang (Jessica Chong, Willem Smit, Thomas Menkhoff and Christopher Clayman (with Richard Eu); Generational Change in Chinese Indonesian SMEs? (Juliette Koning); The Salim Group: The Art of Strategic Flexibility (Marleen Dieleman); Leadership, Knowledge and Learning in Chinese Business: In Search of "Asian" Conceptions of Leadership with a Focus on Mindfulness (Chay Yue Wah, Charles Chow, Hans-Dieter Evers, Lee Cher Leng, Thomas Menkhoff, Jochen Reb, Jayarani Tan and Elfarina Zaid); Exploring Lee Kong Chian's Knowledge Leadership Style in Nam Aik Company (Dai Shiyan and Zhang Guocai); Organizational Learning Approaches of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: A Comparative Study of Chinese Firms in Singapore (Thomas Menkhoff); Understanding the Role of Cultural Orientations in Students' Predispositions toward Knowledge Transfer in Project Teams: Evidence from Singapore (Thomas Menkhoff, Chay Yue Wah and Hans-Dieter Evers); Asian Business in Local Contexts: Urban Property Development in Malaysia: The Impact of Chinese and Malay Conceptions of Space (Hans-Dieter Evers); Informal Banking and Early International Entrepreneurs: The Case of the Chettiars (Jayarani Tan and Tan Wee Liang); The Internationalization of Mainland Chinese Businesses (Hinrich Voss);