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Chinese organizations in sub-saharan Africa : new dynamics, new synergies / edited by Terence Jackson, Lynette Louw, Dev K. Boojihawon, Tony Fang.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge studies in international business and the world economy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International business enterprises--China--Management.
- International business enterprises.
- Commerce.
- Chinese.
- China.
- Management.
- International business enterprises--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Chinese--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- China--Commerce--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Commerce--China.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- Terence Jackson is Emeritus Professor of Cross-Cultural Management,Middlesex University Business School, London, UK, and a visiting professorin the Department of Management, Rhodes University, Grahamstown,South Africa.Lynette Louw, appointed in the Raymond Ackerman Chair of Management,Department of Management, is the Deputy Dean, Faculty of Commerce atRhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.Dev K. (Roshan) Boojihawon is Associate Professor of Strategy at Universityof Birmingham, Business School, Department of Strategy and InternationalBusiness.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I The context
- 1 Current research on Chinese organizations in Africa: what do we know, and what do we need to do?
- International management research on China in Africa in its geopolitical context
- The nature of Chinese organizations in Africa
- Chinese engagement with African communities
- What do we still need to know about China's engagement at the organizational level?
- Understanding the theoretical implications for international management studies
- Appropriate research methodologies
- From motivation to action
- Chinese firms and their contribution to Africa's development
- References
- 2 Why is the Chinese presence in Africa important to management scholars?
- Motives of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa
- Critical development theories: relevance for international and cross-cultural management studies
- Cultural synergy and divergence: implications for management scholars
- Factors influencing the transfer of technology and knowledge: implications for management practices
- Influence of Chinese and African cultural philosophies and practices on Chinese HRM practices
- Summary
- 3 Potential symbiotic Sino-African relations and policymaking: underexplored, under-researched or clearly misunderstood?
- Existing scholarly work on Sino-African relations
- China-Africa trade and investment policy review
- Technological and innovative capacity building through FDI
- Chinese investments in Africa and the potential symbiotic benefits
- Emerging literature and a new research framework
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgement
- 4 International human resource management strategies of Chinese firms in Africa
- Chinese FDI
- The strategic motives of Chinese FDI
- The characteristics of Chinese FDI in Africa
- Types of firm ownership
- Voices about Chinese FDI in Africa
- The impacts of traditional culture on HRM in China and Africa
- IHRM strategies of Chinese companies
- International staffing approach
- Chinese expatriates in subsidiaries
- Managing Chinese expatriates in Africa
- Towards a conceptual framework of Chinese expatriation in Africa
- Research opportunities
- 5 Towards intercultural effectiveness in Sino-African organisations: exploring synergies and differences in communication culture
- China in Africa: the situation and the challenges
- A multi-view conceptual framework
- Exploring synergies and differences in Western, African and Chinese communication culture
- Values and guiding philosophies (1): comparison and implications for communication
- Self-perceptions (2): comparison and implications for communication
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 27, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781315532073
- 1315532077
- 9781315532080
- 1315532085
- 9781315532066
- 1315532069
- 9781315532097
- 1315532093
- Publisher Number:
- 40030324427
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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