China’s Creative Industries explores the role of new technologies, globalization and higher levels of connectivity in re-defining relationships between ‘producers’ and ‘consumers’ in 21st century China. The evolution of new business models, the impact of state regulation, the rise of...

China has a reputation as an economy based on utility: the large-scale manufacture of low-priced goods. But useful values like functionality, fitness for purpose and efficiency are only part of the story. More important are what Veblen called ‘honorific’ values, arguably the driving force of...

In this paper I discuss the changing relations between culture, services, and knowledge in China. In arguing that these three formerly separate conceptual domains are converging I am mindful of a global shift in thinking about the management of national content industries as they react to the...

Successful entrepreneurs are often inclined or required to explain themselves and their motivations to others. In telling their stories, these entrepreneurs often create an aura of charismatic leadership of the type that Weber describes as having the 'gift of grace' (Khurana, 2002). Their life...

China has a reputation as an economy based on utility: the large-scale manufacture of low-priced goods. But useful values like functionality, fitness for purpose and efficiency are only part of the story. More important are what Veblen called ?honorific? values, arguably the driving force of...

Happiness in the North European is substantially higher than in the South European nations. Only part of that difference can be explained by economic prosperity. This paper explores the effect of social hierarchy. A comparison of contemporary survey findings show that power distance is more...

Computers today are an integral part of individuals’ lives all around the world; but unfortunately these devices are toxic to the environment given the materials used, their limited battery life and technological obsolescence. Hence, the purpose of this study was to cross-culturally assess the...

We investigated how frequency and amount of punishment affect the decision making of Iranian subjects. In our first experiment, performing a computer-based Persian version of the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), our subjects scored remarkably lower than their Western counterparts. Moreover, our...