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Dual order systems and SMEs' growth: three longitudinal cases from China

Tang, Fangcheng; Ke, Xinsheng - In: Chinese Management Studies 7 (2013) 1, pp. 74-93

system, i.e. a dual order system‐has shaped the growth of China's SMEs. From an institutional perspective, one proposition … suggested has been that building guanxi networks can facilitate the growth of China's SMEs when institutions change in … unpredictable ways. Another proposition claims legal institutions become guarantors of the growth of China's SMEs as a result of …

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Towards a Guanxi‐based theory of internationalization: Chinese, Taiwanese and evolving MNEs

Tsai, Huei‐ting - In: Chinese Management Studies 7 (2013) 1, pp. 111-126

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to review theories on the kinship‐based collaboration for Asian multinational enterprises (MNEs). Although cooperation issues have reached the top of the Asian MNE agenda, comprehensive empirical and theoretical studies in these areas have remained patchy....

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A social exchange perspective of the individual guanxi network

Ahmed, Ishfaq; Khairuzzaman Wan Ismail, Wan; Mohamad … - In: Chinese Management Studies 7 (2013) 1, pp. 127-140

Purpose – Using the social exchange perspective, the aim of this research is to add value to the construct by looking at direct and indirect effects through perceived organizational support (POS) and leader‐member exchange (LMX) of the guanxi network in job involvement, and ultimately the...

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Managers' and end‐users' concerns on innovation implementation

Lin, Frank; Tapie Rohm, C.E. - In: Business Process Management Journal 15 (2009) 4, pp. 527-547

‐users regarding critical success factors (CSFs) of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems implementation in China as well as among … the counterparts in US and Chinese companies. Design/methodology/approach – A pharmaceutical company in China that … these differences reveals the current stage of the progress of ERP implementation in China, namely that ERP implementation …

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Avoiding quality fade in Chinese global supply chains

Enderwick, Peter - In: Business Process Management Journal 15 (2009) 6, pp. 876-894

Purpose – China's increasing importance as a major global supplier has coincided in recent years with a number of …, welfare and brand equity. The most effective responses to the problem of quality fade when sourcing from China are firm … firms sourcing from China may need to make. Increased costs but assured quality may be an acceptable trade‐off when firms …

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An exploration on e-retailers’ home delivery – strategic elements and their prioritisation

Wang, Chengbo; Mao, Zhaofang; O'Kane, James; Wang, Jun - In: Business Process Management Journal 22 (2016) 3, pp. 614-633

similar to China’s. This point is particularly meaningful for those e-retailers that want to expand the outreaching and … insights into the field, with a particular focus on China, as one of the emerging developing marketplaces. …

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Integrating ERP and enterprise social software

Greasley, Andrew; Wang, Yucan - In: Business Process Management Journal 23 (2017) 1, pp. 2-15

implementation of this process technology. Design/methodology/approach Multiple case studies of organisations based in China were …

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The competitive strategy of China’s township enterprises

Li, Ji; Karakowsky, Leonard - In: Business Process Management Journal 7 (2001) 4, pp. 340-348

China’s township enterprises have developed rapidly since the country’s economic reform. Discusses the competitive … the nature and influence of these enterprises and their important role in China’s economic future. …

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Strategy implications of business culture differences between Japan and China

Li, Xinjian; Putterill, Martin - In: Business Strategy Series 8 (2007) 2, pp. 148-154

Purpose – To identify characteristics of Japanese business culture that differ from China, particularly in the …‐Turner (1998) and on the base of comprehensive field visits and observation undertaken in China and Japan over the past several … business management developing business opportunities in Japan and China. Originality/value – This article elucidates the …

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