Book description
What's driving the burgeoning global Chinese family businesses?
Chinese family businesses are the driving force behind Asia's economic prosperity. As the world becomes more global they have had to adapt to the new environment. This timely book draws on an extensive regional survey to reveal the key players and the strategies that will drive their success going forward. The book discusses and analyzes the business life and achievements of some prominent overseas Chinese family businesses in Asia and reveals their life philosophies, their business journey, and their family role in business.
Includes analysis regarding how the senior Chinese generations prepare their children to run the business in the future
Reveals that flexibility, ability to adapt to changing business environments, and resilience contribute to the success of many overseas Chinese family businesses
Offers illustrative examples of successful family businesses from Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines, and China
Based in solid research and filled with illustrative examples, The Dragon Network offers an inside look at how family businesses succeed and thrive in Asia.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Title
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Revealing Fast-Growing Overseas Chinese Family Businesses
- Chapter 2: How Do Chinese Values Support Business Values?
- Chapter 3: Combining Modern Management and Chinese Traditional Values
- Chapter 4: Anatomy of Conflict Management
- Chapter 5: The Succession Conundrums
- Chapter 6: The Role of the Wife in Overseas Chinese Family Businesses
- Chapter 7: Leadership Styles of Overseas Chinese Family Businesses
- Chapter 8: The Importance of Social Organization in Chinese Family Businesses
- Chapter 9: Dealing with Risk
- Chapter 10: Issues on Sustainability in Family Businesses
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Chapter 11: Suggestions for Developing Chinese Family Businesses
- Implementing Corporate Governance
- Creating a New Business Paradigm, Strategy, Structure, and System
- Enhancing Education and Competence for Family Members
- Recruiting Non-Family Executive Professional Managers
- Analyzing Corporate Life Cycle
- Promoting Fair Remuneration and Equal Treatment among Members
- Influencing with the Right Leadership
- Reformulating Strategy and Renewing Business
- Promoting Ethical Behavior
- Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility
- Developing Estate Planning
- Chapter 12: The Future of Overseas Chinese Family Businesses: Toward a More Global Management Style
- About the Authors
- Bibliography
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Dragon Network: Inside Stories of the Most Successful Chinese Family Businesses
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2013
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9781118339374
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