000914973 000__ 04825cam\a2200541Ia\4500 000914973 001__ 914973 000914973 005__ 20230306150537.0 000914973 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000914973 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 000914973 008__ 191003s2019\\\\sz\\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000914973 020__ $$a9783030251857$$q(electronic book) 000914973 020__ $$a3030251853$$q(electronic book) 000914973 020__ $$z3030251845 000914973 020__ $$z9783030251840 000914973 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)on1121487033 000914973 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)1121487033 000914973 040__ $$aYDX$$beng$$cYDX$$dGW5XE$$dEBLCP 000914973 043__ $$af------ 000914973 049__ $$aISEA 000914973 050_4 $$aHD62.4 000914973 08204 $$a658.049$$223 000914973 24500 $$aManaging Chinese-African business interactions :$$bgrowing intercultural competence in organizations /$$cClaude-Hélène Mayer, Lynette Louw, Christian Martin Boness, editors. 000914973 260__ $$aCham :$$bPalgrave Macmillan,$$c2019. 000914973 300__ $$a1 online resource 000914973 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000914973 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000914973 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000914973 4901_ $$aPalgrave studies in African leadership 000914973 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000914973 5050_ $$aIntro; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Part I: Cultural Insights into Chinese-African Management; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Managing Intercultural Interactions Successfully; 1.3 Intercultural Competences; 1.4 Aim and Purpose of the Book; 1.5 Contents of the Book and How to Use It; References; Chapter 2: Chinese Cultural Concepts and Their Influence on Management; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Origins of Chinese Culture; 2.3 Application of Specific Concepts in Chinese-Style Management; 2.3.1 Confucianism; 2.3.2 Guanxi; 2.3.3 Mianzi 000914973 5058_ $$a2.3.4 Industriousness, Righteousness and Integrity2.3.5 Collectivism; 2.3.6 Hierarchy; 2.3.7 Patriarchy; 2.3.8 Chinese Baijiu Culture and Tea Culture; 2.3.9 Hukou; 2.3.10 Danwei; 2.4 Questionable Value of Chinese-Style Management Behaviours; 2.4.1 Chinese-Style Decision-Making; 2.4.2 Family-Based Management; 2.4.3 Chinese Authoritarian Leadership; 2.4.4 "Pushing, Dragging and Pulling" Crisis Management; 2.4.5 Excessively Implicit Expression; 2.5 Improvement Strategies and Recommendations for African Partners; 2.5.1 Chinese-Style Decision-Making; 2.5.2 Family-Based Management 000914973 5058_ $$a2.5.3 Authoritarian Leadership2.5.4 Moderate Crisis Management; 2.5.5 Excessively Implicit Expression; 2.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: African Cultural Concepts and Their Influence on Management; 3.1 Introducing African Cultural Concepts; 3.2 Problematising African Cultural Concepts; 3.3 Impact of Africa's History on Intercultural Business and Intercultural Cooperation; 3.4 African Management and Leadership; 3.5 Philosophical Backgrounds and Their Impact on African Management Culture; 3.5.1 Ubuntu; 3.5.2 African Renaissance; 3.6 Culture-Specific Concepts in Intercultural Management 000914973 5058_ $$a3.6.1 Social Culture: Socialising and Greetings3.6.2 Building Kinship-Type Relationships; 3.6.3 Consensus in Decision-Making; 3.6.4 Deferment to Responsible Authority; 3.7 Conclusion; References; Part II: Intercultural Training Cases: Dealing with International Communication, Cooperation and Negotiation; 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