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This major work presents a collection of seminal works on Asian business and management, carefully chosen by the editor on the basis of impact and expert nominations. The set consolidates key contributions from diverse sources and organizes articles by themes to enable better understanding of key areas. The editor's introduction reviews the included articles and identifies major streams of research within each theme.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781446200254 |
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Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Publication date: | 06/06/2012 |
Series: | SAGE Library in Business and Management |
Edition description: | Eight-Volume Set |
Pages: | 3064 |
Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d) |
About the Author
Michael A. Witt is Professor of Asian Business and Comparative Management at INSEAD (Singapore Campus) and an Associate in Research at the Reischauer Institute for Japanese Studies, Harvard University. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Political Science from Harvard University and an A.B. in International Relations and Japanese from Stanford University.
Professor Witt has been studying Asia sine 1991. He speaks Japanese and Mandarin and has lived in Japan, China, and Singapore for more than half of that period. He further has a strong research interest in South Korea.
Professor Witt's research studies cross-national variations in the ways of doing business. He has authored and edited a series of books and articles related to business in Asia, including the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Asian Business Systems (Oxford University Press, with Gordon Redding). He became General Editor of Asian Business & Management in January 2012.
Table of Contents
VOLUME ONEPART ONE: ALLIANCES, JOINT VENTURESJapanese Joint Ventures with Western Multinationals - L.T. Brown A.M. Rugman and A. VerbekeSynthesizing the Economic and Cultural Explanations of FailureLearning from Competing Partners - P. Dussauge, B. Garrette and W. MitchellOutcomes and Durations of Scale and Link Alliances in Europe, North America and AsiaSetting the Stage for Trust and Strategic Integration in Japanese-U.S. Co-Operative Alliances - J.L. Johnson et alBuilding Effective International Joint Venture Leadership Teams in China - J.T. Li et alKeiretsu Networks and Corporate Performance in Japan - J.R. Lincoln, M.L. Gerlach and C.L. AhmadjianThe Role of Trust and Contractual Safeguards on Co-Operation in Non-Equity Alliances - S.S. Lui and H.Y. NgoPerformance and Survival of Joint Ventures with Non-Conventional Ownership Structures - S. Makino and P.W. BeamishLocal Knowledge Transfer and Performance - S. Makino and A. DeliosImplications for Alliance Formation in AsiaAlliance Structure and the Scope of Knowledge Transfer - J. Oxley and T. WadaEvidence from U.S.-Japan AgreementsInfluences on Foreign Equity Ownership Level in Joint Ventures in China - Y.G. PanAcquiring Knowledge by Foreign Partners from International Joint Ventures in a Transition Economy - E.W.K. TsangLearning-by-Doing and Learning MyopiaHow MNCs Choose Entry Modes and Form Alliances - D.K. Tse, Y.G. Pan and K.Y. AuThe China ExperienceAntecedents and Effects of Parent Control in International Joint Ventures - A. Yan and B. GrayBargaining Power, Management Control and Performance in U.S.- China Joint Ventures - A.M. Yan and B. GrayA Comparative Case StudyVOLUME TWOPART ONE: BUSINESS GROUPSProject Execution Capability, Organizational Know-How and Conglomerate Corporate Growth I Late Industrialization - A.H. Amsden and T. HikinoThe Co-Evolution of Institutional Environments and Organizational Strategies - M. Carney and E. GedajlovicThe Rise of Family Business Groups in the Asian RegionEconomic Performance of Group-Affiliated Companies in Korea - S.J. Chang and J. HongIntragroup Resource-Sharing and Internal Business TransactionsStructural Inertia, Imitation and Foreign Expansion - M.F. GuillenSouth Korean Firms and Business Groups in China, 1987-95Engineering Growth - L.A. KeisterBusiness Group Structure and Firm Performance in China's Transition EconomyEstimating the Performance Effects of Business Groups in Emerging Markets - T. Khanna and J.W. RivkinFrom Diversification Premium to Diversification Discount during Institutional Transitions - K. Lee and M.W. PengPART TWO: CORPORATE GOVERNANCEA Clash of Capitalisms - C. L. Ahmadjian and G.E. RobbinsForeign Shareholders and Corporate Restructuring in 1990s JapanCorporate Governance in Asia - S. Claessens and J.P.H. FanA SurveyOutside Directors and Firm Performance during Institutional Transitions - M.W. PengVOLUME THREEPART ONE: CONTEXT AND POLITICSAsia's Next Giant - Alice H. AmsdenSouth Korea and Late IndustrializationDeveloping Difference - N.W. Biggart and M.F. GuillenSocial Organization and the Rise of the Auto Industries of South Korea, Taiwan, Spain and ArgentinaFrom Fiefs to Clans and Network Capitalism - M. Boisot and J. ChildExplaining China's Emerging Economic OrderContext, Comparison and Methodology in Chinese Management Research - J. ChildPolitical Hazards, Experience and Sequential Entry Strategies - A. Delios and W.J. HeniszThe International Expansion of Japanese Firms, 1980-1998Will Global Capitalism Be Anglo-Saxon Capitalism? - R. DoreInstitutional Governance Systems and Variations in National Competitive Advantage - A. Griffiths and R.F. ZammutoAn Integrative FrameworkMarket, Culture and Authority - Gary G. Hamilton and Nicole Woolsey BiggartA Comparative Analysis of Management and Organization in the Far EastThe Institutional Effects on Strategic Alliance Partner Selection in Transition Economies - M.A.D. Hitt et alChina versus RussiaOrganizational Dynamics of Market Transition - V. NeeHybrid Forms, Property Rights and Mixed Economy in ChinaAn Institution-Based View of International Business Strategy - M.W. Peng, D.Y.L. Wang and Y. JiangA Focus on Emerging EconomiesChinese Business Systems and the Challenges of Transition - Gordon Redding and Michael A. WittParadoxes of Organizational Theory and Research - O. Shenkar and M.A. Von GlinowUsing the Case of China to Illustrate National ContingencyEnvironment-Strategy Relationship and Its Performance Implications - J.J. Tan and R.J. LitschertAn Empirical Study of the Chinese Electronics IndustryThe Social Construction of Business Systems in East Asia - R.D. WhitleyVOLUME FOURPART ONE : CULTURESelf or Group - P.C. EarleyCultural Effects of Training on Self-Efficacy and PerformanceThe Impact of Culture on the Strategy of Multinational Enterprises - J.F. Hennart and J. LarimoDoes National Origin Affect Ownership Decisions?Cultural Dimensions in Management and Planning - G. HofstedeA Quarter Century of Culture's Consequences - B.L. Kirkman, K.B. Lowe and C.B. GibsonA Review of Empirical Research Incorporating Hofstede's Cultural Values FrameworkCulture and the Self - H.R. Markus and S. KitayamaImplications for Cognition, Emotion and MotivationDo Organizational Cultures Replicate National Cultures? - R.E. Nelson and S. GopalanIsomorphism, Rejection and Reciprocal Opposition in the Corporate Values of Three CountriesExploring Subcultural Differences in Hofstede's Value Survey - Y. Paul Huo and D.M. RandallThe Case of the ChineseThe Impact of National Culture and Economic Ideology on Managerial Work Values - D.A. Ralston et alA Study of the United States, Russia, Japan and ChinaThe Chinese Family Business - S. Gordon ReddingA Central Question in Cross-Cultural Research - C.M. Riordan and R.J. VandenbergDo Employees of Different Cultures Interpret Work-Related Measures in an Equivalent Manner?Culture, Institutions and Business in East Asia - B. WilkinsonCulture, Meaning and Institutions - A. Michael Witt and S. Gordon ReddingExecutive Rationale in Germany and JapanThe Gender Gap in Workplace Authority - E.O. Wright, J. Baxter, and G.E. BirkelundA Cross-National-StudyVOLUME FIVEPart EntryNetwork Linkages and Location Choice in Foreign Direct Investment - H. Chen and T.J. ChenOwnership Strategy of Japanese Firms - A. Delios and P.W. BeamishTransactional, Institutional and Experience InfluencesResource Commitment, Entry Timing and Market Performance of Foreign Direct Investments in Emerging Economies - T. Isobe, S. Makino and D.B. MontgomeryThe Case of Japanese International Joint Ventures in ChinaDeterminants of Entry in an Emerging Economy - Y.D. LuoA Multilevel ApproachForeign Investment Strategies and Subnational Institutions in Emerging Markets - K.E. Meyer and H.V. NguyenEvidence from VietnamThe Hierarchical Model of Market Entry Modes - Y.G. Pan and D.K. TseCountry-of-Origin Effects of Foreign Direct Investment - C.Q. Wang, J. Clegg and M. KafourosPART TWO: KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, R&D, INNOVATIONHow Does Knowledge Flow? Inter-Firm Patterns in the Semiconductor Industry - M.M. AppleyardCrisis Construction and Organizational Learning - L. KimCapability-Building in Catching-up at Hyundai MotorProduct Innovation Strategy and the Performance of New Technology Ventures in China - H.Y. Li and K. Atuahene-GimaLearning to Compete in a Transition Economy - Y.D. Luo and M.W. PengExperience, Environment and PerformanceConducting R&D in Countries with Weak Intellectual Property Rights Protection - M.Y. ZhaoVOLUME SIXPART ONE: GENERAL REVIEWS, PERSPECTIVES, METHODOLOGYOn Improving the Robustness of Asian Management Theories - R.S. Bhagat, A.S. Mc Devitt and I. Mc DevittTheoretical Anchors in the Era of GlobalizationThe Parochial Dinosaur - N.A. Boyacigiller and N.J. AdlerOrganizational Science in a Global ContextAsian Management Research - G.D. Bruton and C.M. LauStatus Today and Future OutlookVarieties of Asian Capitalism - Michael Carney, Eric Gedajlovic and Xiaohua YangToward an Institutional Theory of Asian EnterpriseInstitutions and the Oli Paradigm of the Multinational Enterprise - J.H. Dunning and S.M. LundanStrategy in Emerging Economies - R.E. Hoskisson et alAsian Management Research Needs More Self-Confidence - K.E. MeyerDiagnosing Measurement Equivalence in Cross-National Research - M.R. MullenThe Thick Description and Comparison of Societal Systems of Capitalism - S. Gordon ReddingA Perspective on Regional and Global Strategies of Multinational Enterprises - A.M. Rugman and A. VerbekePART TWO: OUTWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTThe Determinants of Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment - P.J. Buckley et alThe Internationalization of Chinese Firms - J. Child and S.B. RodriguesA Case for Theoretical Extension?Transferring Production Systems - H.J. Jo and J.S. YouAn Institutionalist Account of Hyundai Motor Company in the United StatesVOLUME SEVENPART ONE: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTInformation, Incentives and Bargaining in the Japanese Economy - Masahiko AokiOrganizational and HRM Strategies in Korea - J. Bae and J.J. LawlerImpact on Firm Performance in an Emerging EconomyHuman Resource Management and the Performance of Western Firms in China - I. Bjorkman and X.C. FanGlobalization, China's Free (Read Bonded) Labour Market and the Chinese Trade Unions - A. ChanChanging Patterns of Global Staffing in the Multinational Enterprise - D.G. Collings, H. Scullion and M.J. MorleyChallenges to the Conventional Expatriate Assignment and Emerging AlternativesBritish Factory, Japanese Factory - Ronald Philip DoreThe Origins of National Diversity in Industrial RelationsInternational HRM - T. Edwards and S. KuruvillaNational Business Systems, Organizational Politics and the International Division of Labour in MNCsCareer Management Issues Facing Expatriates - D.C. Feldman and D.C. ThomasGlobalization, Athletic Footwear Commodity Chains and Employment Relations in China - S.J. FrenkelTransferring Human Resource Practices from the United Kingdom to China - J. GambleThe Limits and Potential for ConvergenceThe Effects of Human Resource Management Systems on Economic Performance - C. Ichniowski and K. ShawAn International Comparison of U.S. and Japanese PlantsGetting It Together - M.M. Montoya-Weiss, A.P. Massey and M. SongTemporal Co-Ordination and Conflict Management in Global Virtual TeamsOrganizational, Citizenship Behavior of Contingent Workers in Singapore - L. Van Dyne and S. AngA Retrospective and Prospective Analysis of HRM Research in Chinese Firms - C.J.H. Zhu, S.B. Thomson and H. De CieriImplications and Directions for Future StudyVOLUME EIGHTPART ONE: NETWORKS, TRUSTTrust and Performance in Cross-Border Marketing Partnerships - P.S. Aulakh, M. Kotabe and A. SahayA Behavioral ApproachConfigurations of Inter-Organizational Relationships - M. Bensaou and N. VenkatramanA Comparison between U.S. and Japanese AutomakersEffective Inter-Firm Collaboration - J.H. DyerHow Firms Minimize Transaction Costs and Maximize Transaction ValueThe Role of Trustworthiness in Reducing Transaction Costs and Improving Performance - J.H. Dyer and W. J. ChuEmpirical Evidence from the United States, Japan and KoreaThe Importance of Social Capital to the Management of Multinational Enterprises - M.A. Hitt, H.U. Lee and E. YucelRelational Networks among Asian and Western FirmsLevels of Organizational Trust in Individualist versus Collectivist Societies - L. Huff and L. KelleyA Seven-Nation StudyGuanxi versus the Market - S.L. Lovett, C. Simmons and R. KaliEthics and EfficiencyGuanxi and Organizational Dynamics - S.H. Park and Y.D. LuoOrganizational Networking in Chinese FirmsThe Growth of the Firm in Planned Economies in Transition - M.W. Peng and P.S. HeathInstitutions, Organizations and Strategic ChoiceManagerial Ties and Firm Performance in a Transition Economy - M.W. Peng and Y.D. LuoThe Nature of a Micro-Macro LinkPrice, Quality and Trust - Mari SakoInter-Firm Relations in Britain and JapanWhen Brokers May Not Work - Z.X. Xiao and A.S. TsuiThe Cultural Contingency of Social Capital in Chinese High-Tech FirmsGuanxi - K.R. Xin and J.L. PearceConnections as Substitutes for Formal Institutional SupportThe Resilience of Guanxi and Its New Deployments - M.M.H. 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