The successful Chinese family businesses : an archaeological and anthropological journey into well-being / Joey Kong Man Ng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ng, Joey Kong Man, author.

Series:

Management, Spirituality and Religion

Management, Spirituality and Religion ; v.2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Well-being.

Family-owned business enterprises--China.

Family-owned business enterprises.

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.

Foucault, Michel.

Hong Kong (China)--Social life and customs.

Hong Kong (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany ; Boston, Massachusetts : De Gruyter, [2022]

Summary:

‘Well-being’ is a contemporary term used by people around the globe to address how comfortable their lives are. The notion is considered significant to business management. Nevertheless, is well-being significant to Chinese family business? In response to this inquiry, this book demystifies the notion from a critical lens. It examines well-being in a Chinese family business context of Hong Kong. This book consists of an archaeological and anthropological examination. The first part of the analysis draws from Foucault’s (1979) Archaeology of Knowledge to examine the discursive (trans)formation of well-being. The second part is an ethnography that focuses on a Chinese perspective regarding the everydayness of life. In light of the recent social movements, this book not only offers an insight into the core values of Hong Kongers, but also dissects various layers of meaning in these values. Hopefully, this book can lift up the voices of Hong Kongers, who was once marginalised in the discourse of well-being.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface and Acknowledgements

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Chinese Family Business

Chapter 3 An Archaeological Examination of Well-being

Chapter 4 An Anthropological Journey in Chinese Family Business

Chapter 5 A Cross-Cultural Analysis between the East and the West

Chapter 6 Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

References

List of Tables

List of Figures

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-11-068464-0