The Relationship Between Managerial Values and the Adoption of Western Lifestyle Practices in the People's Republic of China
With the emergence of China in the world economic scene, there is an increasing need for business managers inthe West to understand the complexity of Chinese values in order to facilitate successful business relationships.The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between exposure to, and adoption of, Western lifestylepractices, and the individual values of Chinese managers. This study develops a profile of individual values inChina based on an analysis of the Chinese Culture Connection's (1987) Chinese Value Survey, at the individuallevel. The study finds five factors: Benevolence, Modesty, Temperance, Persistence and Supremacy, four ofwhich appear to reflect traditional and fundamental Confucian virtues. These factors are then correlated with ameasure of the individual's exposure to Western lifestyle practices. Results show that two out of five factors,Supremacy and Modesty, have statistically significant correlations with exposure to Western lifestyle factors.These relationships are interpreted and discussed.
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2001
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Authors: | Heffernan Kylie ; Crawford John |
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Massey University |
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