Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine Chinese managers' perceptions of work ethic (work‐related values and … attitudes) and to provide insights on how managers interact with their workers. Design/methodology/approach – This is a … qualitative study using a series of in‐depth interviews to draw state‐owned enterprises (SOE) managers' perceptions of work ethic …

effect of Chinese indigenous leadership style authoritarian leadership on the relationships between antecedents and manager … ownership, supervisor‐subordinate guanxi, and authoritarian leadership provided the model and hypothesis. Using a sample of 262 …; on a group level, authoritarian leadership is negatively related to manager voice; and authoritarian leadership moderates …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to construct the structure of Chinese enterprise managers' human‐nature view … with Chinese characteristics, and also to make comparison analysis on human‐nature views of managers from different types … of enterprises, and between managers and ordinary employees. Finally, this paper proposes some human resource management …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the changes of Chinese business managers' values for the last … value dimension proposed by Hampden‐Turner and Trompenaars, the authors surveyed Chinese enterprise managers in 2000 and … Chinese managers' value system. Findings – First, the value system of Chinese enterprise managers is subjected to dual …

respondents, ranging from middle‐level to top‐level managers, from firms which currently utilize web technologies for their supply … provides a greater understanding of managers' perception of web technology diffusion in their organizational SCM functions, and …

managers in UK organisations where business process re‐engineering projects had either been completed or were still in progress …. The propositions are analysed under four major headings: structure and culture, the role of managers, team working, and …

Discusses how risk managers can improve style and methods of their techniques. Sets out perspectives based on the …

Research carried out by KPMG shows that a growing number of asset managers are seeking out high standards of governance …

no risks to his business unit. Claims that managers cannot be blamed for lack of knowledge in this area, as it is only …