Can China innovate? Chinese aerospace conglomerates AVIC, CASC, CASIC and COMAC have managed to f... more Can China innovate? Chinese aerospace conglomerates AVIC, CASC, CASIC and COMAC have managed to focus on re-combination to undertake incremental innovation that reinforce core design concepts while maintaining linkage between core concepts and components; by doing so, they turned China’s locational disadvantages in aerospace production during the early days into country advantages that are attractive to foreign investors. Though industrial democracy among Chinese aerospace conglomerates differs from their American and European counterparts and is not considered ideal, it provides intrinsic motivation among employees within a Confucian family-based culture. Additionally, the more recent introduction of Western techniques involving aerospace professionals has further improved the conglomerates’ attractiveness among the new generation of talents. But there remain challenges towards the frontiers of radical innovation and architectural innovation.
Abstract: Despite the prediction of the demise of cities with the advance of new information and ... more Abstract: Despite the prediction of the demise of cities with the advance of new information and communication technologies in the New Economy, the software industry has emerged from cities in the USA, Europe and Asia in the past two decades. This paper explores the reasons why cities are centers of software clusters, with reference to Boston, London and Dublin. It is suggested that cities ’ roles as centres of knowledge flows and creativity are the key determinants of their competitiveness in the knowledge-intensive The software industry has been one of the fastest growing knowledge-intensive industries in the past decade and was valued at more than US$260,000 million in 2000. The software industry, which encompasses both software production and software service, is a knowledge-intensive industry on the grounds that it requires a high level of
This study examines the relationship between individual and cultural values, emotional intelligen... more This study examines the relationship between individual and cultural values, emotional intelligence (EI) and job performance across three major ethnic groups in a multinational subsidiary in Malaysia. Multinational subsidiaries in ethnically diverse host country such as Malaysia face increasing challenges of managing highperformance employees. Malaysia has hosted foreign direct investment since the 1970s and presents a unique context to explicate the limited attention of intra-national variations in international management research. The study presents a quantitative analysis of a sample of 156 managers in a multinational subsidiary, examining the association between cultural values, individual values, emotional intelligence and individual level job performance across three major ethnic groups – Malay, Chinese and Indian. Findings from this study have identified several variations in values held individually and the ones practised within a culture. Basically, the link between indivi...
Chinese firms have made considerable progress in the space industry within recent decades; some l... more Chinese firms have made considerable progress in the space industry within recent decades; some larger state entities have joined the Fortune Global 500 list. The market liberalization, since 2014, has further attracted aspiring new entrants. This article develops a conceptual model by synthesizing business process and knowledge management among high-tech employees to understand technological accumulation within the context of the quadruple helix. We examine the case study of Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace Science and Technology in the Southern Guangdong Province of China, based on extensive primary and secondary data collection. The findings in this article suggest that technological accumulation within the firm is linked to cultural mechanisms, and therefore provides a broad perspective on knowledge management. The findings in this article also suggest that global firms that connect with China’s past are more likely to motivate talented employees in the industry.
The International Journal of Business and Management, 2009
This study examines the relationship between emotional intelligence and job performance among the... more This study examines the relationship between emotional intelligence and job performance among the Malay, Chinese, and Indian management employees in Malaysia. The study thus extends and adapts the existing literature regarding these variables, mainly developed for Western cases, to a major and successful non-Western economy. Since this represented a pioneer study in the context of Malaysia’s main ethnic groups, data collection was conducted on Nestle in Malaysia, one of the major multinational organizations in Malaysia. During that time 156 management employees were surveyed. The measurements used for the survey were adopted from the Trait Meta Mood Scale (TMMS) (Salovey et al., 1995) while performance ratings were taken from Nestle in Malaysia’s internal database. The findings of this study primarily extend the literature by partially confirming relationships between emotional intelligence and job performance and highlighting the effect of race on emotional intelligence
This chapter explores the impact of the Trump Administration’s sanction on the most controversial... more This chapter explores the impact of the Trump Administration’s sanction on the most controversial company in the world—Huawei. It first discusses the firm-specific and country-specific advantages underpinning the strengths and opportunities of Huawei. It then elaborates Huawei’s business within the context of China’s ascendancy in the new world order, followed by the liability of foreignness that has shaped Huawei’s predicament. Huawei has been forced to stand to fight for its survival for the first time in its corporate history. But could a relatively smaller company prevail among the global technology giants? Tsang and Fuschi discuss Huawei’s crisis management, which is a characteristic of Chinese business and suggests that the Plan B has enabled it to prepare for the worst-case trade-related scenario.
The strategy of microcomputing US and Asia Pacific multinationals and European microcomputers mic... more The strategy of microcomputing US and Asia Pacific multinationals and European microcomputers microcomputer strategy paradigm strategy and values nations and values a theory of cultural selectivity US and Asia Pacific multinationals backward linkage strategy creativity in software continuous improvement and manufacturing process people and culture.
Chinese aerospace conglomerates AVIC, CASC, CASIC and COMAC have drawn upon a human capital strat... more Chinese aerospace conglomerates AVIC, CASC, CASIC and COMAC have drawn upon a human capital strategy that hinges upon a solid foundation of research and development. Most importantly, their R&D employees have a high degree of work autonomy on the basis that industry founders’ implemented western work procedure and practice that was acquired first-hand within leading institutions. Building on the relationship between autonomy and innovation at the individual, team and corporate level, we elaborate using an in-depth company case study investigating the implication on intrinsic motivation as well as the continuity and change driven by Chinese economic reform.
No Western industry commentators could have predicted that Chinese aerospace innovation would rea... more No Western industry commentators could have predicted that Chinese aerospace innovation would reach the technological frontier in the twenty-first century. To understand re-combinative innovation among aerospace conglomerates AVIC, CASC, CASIC and COMAC, we discuss the relevant contextual factors. We explore the contested concept industrial democracy from a socio-economic perspective and introduce the technology accumulation that has fuelled the innovation of the indigenous industry. We highlight the marketization and corporatization of Chinese aerospace SOEs and look at the forms of industrial democracy, including trade unionism and employee involvement within global firms.
Can China innovate? Chinese aerospace conglomerates AVIC, CASC, CASIC and COMAC have managed to f... more Can China innovate? Chinese aerospace conglomerates AVIC, CASC, CASIC and COMAC have managed to focus on re-combination to undertake incremental innovation that reinforce core design concepts while maintaining linkage between core concepts and components; by doing so, they turned China’s locational disadvantages in aerospace production during the early days into country advantages that are attractive to foreign investors. Though industrial democracy among Chinese aerospace conglomerates differs from their American and European counterparts and is not considered ideal, it provides intrinsic motivation among employees within a Confucian family-based culture. Additionally, the more recent introduction of Western techniques involving aerospace professionals has further improved the conglomerates’ attractiveness among the new generation of talents. But there remain challenges towards the frontiers of radical innovation and architectural innovation.
Abstract: Despite the prediction of the demise of cities with the advance of new information and ... more Abstract: Despite the prediction of the demise of cities with the advance of new information and communication technologies in the New Economy, the software industry has emerged from cities in the USA, Europe and Asia in the past two decades. This paper explores the reasons why cities are centers of software clusters, with reference to Boston, London and Dublin. It is suggested that cities ’ roles as centres of knowledge flows and creativity are the key determinants of their competitiveness in the knowledge-intensive The software industry has been one of the fastest growing knowledge-intensive industries in the past decade and was valued at more than US$260,000 million in 2000. The software industry, which encompasses both software production and software service, is a knowledge-intensive industry on the grounds that it requires a high level of
This study examines the relationship between individual and cultural values, emotional intelligen... more This study examines the relationship between individual and cultural values, emotional intelligence (EI) and job performance across three major ethnic groups in a multinational subsidiary in Malaysia. Multinational subsidiaries in ethnically diverse host country such as Malaysia face increasing challenges of managing highperformance employees. Malaysia has hosted foreign direct investment since the 1970s and presents a unique context to explicate the limited attention of intra-national variations in international management research. The study presents a quantitative analysis of a sample of 156 managers in a multinational subsidiary, examining the association between cultural values, individual values, emotional intelligence and individual level job performance across three major ethnic groups – Malay, Chinese and Indian. Findings from this study have identified several variations in values held individually and the ones practised within a culture. Basically, the link between indivi...
Chinese firms have made considerable progress in the space industry within recent decades; some l... more Chinese firms have made considerable progress in the space industry within recent decades; some larger state entities have joined the Fortune Global 500 list. The market liberalization, since 2014, has further attracted aspiring new entrants. This article develops a conceptual model by synthesizing business process and knowledge management among high-tech employees to understand technological accumulation within the context of the quadruple helix. We examine the case study of Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace Science and Technology in the Southern Guangdong Province of China, based on extensive primary and secondary data collection. The findings in this article suggest that technological accumulation within the firm is linked to cultural mechanisms, and therefore provides a broad perspective on knowledge management. The findings in this article also suggest that global firms that connect with China’s past are more likely to motivate talented employees in the industry.
The International Journal of Business and Management, 2009
This study examines the relationship between emotional intelligence and job performance among the... more This study examines the relationship between emotional intelligence and job performance among the Malay, Chinese, and Indian management employees in Malaysia. The study thus extends and adapts the existing literature regarding these variables, mainly developed for Western cases, to a major and successful non-Western economy. Since this represented a pioneer study in the context of Malaysia’s main ethnic groups, data collection was conducted on Nestle in Malaysia, one of the major multinational organizations in Malaysia. During that time 156 management employees were surveyed. The measurements used for the survey were adopted from the Trait Meta Mood Scale (TMMS) (Salovey et al., 1995) while performance ratings were taken from Nestle in Malaysia’s internal database. The findings of this study primarily extend the literature by partially confirming relationships between emotional intelligence and job performance and highlighting the effect of race on emotional intelligence
This chapter explores the impact of the Trump Administration’s sanction on the most controversial... more This chapter explores the impact of the Trump Administration’s sanction on the most controversial company in the world—Huawei. It first discusses the firm-specific and country-specific advantages underpinning the strengths and opportunities of Huawei. It then elaborates Huawei’s business within the context of China’s ascendancy in the new world order, followed by the liability of foreignness that has shaped Huawei’s predicament. Huawei has been forced to stand to fight for its survival for the first time in its corporate history. But could a relatively smaller company prevail among the global technology giants? Tsang and Fuschi discuss Huawei’s crisis management, which is a characteristic of Chinese business and suggests that the Plan B has enabled it to prepare for the worst-case trade-related scenario.
The strategy of microcomputing US and Asia Pacific multinationals and European microcomputers mic... more The strategy of microcomputing US and Asia Pacific multinationals and European microcomputers microcomputer strategy paradigm strategy and values nations and values a theory of cultural selectivity US and Asia Pacific multinationals backward linkage strategy creativity in software continuous improvement and manufacturing process people and culture.
Chinese aerospace conglomerates AVIC, CASC, CASIC and COMAC have drawn upon a human capital strat... more Chinese aerospace conglomerates AVIC, CASC, CASIC and COMAC have drawn upon a human capital strategy that hinges upon a solid foundation of research and development. Most importantly, their R&D employees have a high degree of work autonomy on the basis that industry founders’ implemented western work procedure and practice that was acquired first-hand within leading institutions. Building on the relationship between autonomy and innovation at the individual, team and corporate level, we elaborate using an in-depth company case study investigating the implication on intrinsic motivation as well as the continuity and change driven by Chinese economic reform.
No Western industry commentators could have predicted that Chinese aerospace innovation would rea... more No Western industry commentators could have predicted that Chinese aerospace innovation would reach the technological frontier in the twenty-first century. To understand re-combinative innovation among aerospace conglomerates AVIC, CASC, CASIC and COMAC, we discuss the relevant contextual factors. We explore the contested concept industrial democracy from a socio-economic perspective and introduce the technology accumulation that has fuelled the innovation of the indigenous industry. We highlight the marketization and corporatization of Chinese aerospace SOEs and look at the forms of industrial democracy, including trade unionism and employee involvement within global firms.
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