Confucian Capitalism: Discourse, Practice and the Myth of Chinese Enterprise

ISBN-13: 9780700715831 / Twarda / 2002 / 200 str.

Australia) Yao Souchou (University of Sydney

Opis

This book interrogates the Confucian capitalism thesis which dominates the approach to Chinese business behaviour in management and social sciences.

Recenzje

'Yao strips the dreamlike veneer of confusian virtues to attribute the incredible success of ethnic Chinese phenomenon that he calls "immigrant enterprise syndrome".' - The Australian

'A comprehensive and at times masterful deconstruction of the mystifications and blind desires that characterise much of the field of knowledge around "Chinese business". Lobbed into an MBA course or a conference on Asian business networks, its effect is potentially explosive.' - Asian Journal of Social Science

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Confucian capitalism - Discourse, practice, desire 2. Chinese business and the narrative of virtue 3. Management authority and the invention of the family 4. Guanxi I: A cultural model - Sentiment, performance and the trading of words 5. Guanxi II: Culture, strategy and the nobility of exchange 6. Cheng Chia, or Taking a wife to market: Economics, sexuality and marital choice 7. Lai Wang: Network, business opportunity and the politics of development 8. Conclusion

O autorze

Yao Souchou is affiliated to the Department of Anthropology at the University of Sydney, Australia