Studying Chinese culture and conflict: a research agenda.

Autor: Lin, Canchu
Zdroj: International Journal of Conflict Management (Emerald); 2010, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p70-93, 24p
Abstrakt: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a research agenda for studying Chinese culture and conflict. Design/methodology/approach – Publications on Chinese culture and conflict are searched and reviewed to identify conceptualizations of Chinese culture and key findings on conflict. Findings – A review of the scholarly literature on Chinese culture and conflict suggests that Chinese culture has been mainly conceptualized as Confucianism and collectivism. Inadequacies of such conceptualizations and their negative effects on empirical research on Chinese culture and management and organization in China have been addressed. Research limitations/implications – Limitations were not being able to get an exhaustive list of research publications on Chinese culture and conflict. Practical implications – The paper helps to reduce stereotypes about Chinese conflict management stemmed from previous research Originality/value – On the basis of recognizing the importance of past research, new directions for researching Chinese culture and conflict that constitute a new research agenda have been proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index