TY - JOUR
T1 - Does Confucian management exist in Chinese companies?
T2 - An examination of the intersection between cultural influence and business practice in China
AU - Atherton, Andrew
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - There is a view that China is a Confucian country and that its businesses adopt these values to underpin their business models and practices. In this article, a case is made that China is not a Confucian country, even though there are strands of Confucianism evident in society. Although some enterprises in China adopt Confucian approaches to management, this cannot be generalized to all businesses. We cannot, therefore, conclude that Confucian management has emerged as the prevailing feature of Chinese businesses.
AB - There is a view that China is a Confucian country and that its businesses adopt these values to underpin their business models and practices. In this article, a case is made that China is not a Confucian country, even though there are strands of Confucianism evident in society. Although some enterprises in China adopt Confucian approaches to management, this cannot be generalized to all businesses. We cannot, therefore, conclude that Confucian management has emerged as the prevailing feature of Chinese businesses.
KW - Businesses
KW - China
KW - Confucian management
KW - Confucianism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85054783144&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13602381.2018.1527005
DO - 10.1080/13602381.2018.1527005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85054783144
VL - 26
JO - Asia Pacific Business Review
JF - Asia Pacific Business Review
SN - 1360-2381
IS - 1
ER -