Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate CEOs as leaders in manufacturing organizations. The focus is on the roles of CEOs in organizational adaptations to changing and continuously evolving external environments. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is grounded on a...

Purpose – Knowledge is often tapped in the process of strategy making. Yet this is rarely explored in the empirical research literature. However, to better understand strategy making in Chinese minds, a new epistemology of strategy is needed. This is the aim of this paper....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest an emerging paradigm by synthesizing what is presented at an Asian Productivity Organization (APO) study meeting. The meeting focuses on business strategy development. The author acts as the Chief Facilitator during the meeting. The paradigm is...

Purpose – In the Western world, Carl Jung was the first to posit a theory of synchronicity to explain the startling divinatory power of the I Ching . Yet long before his time and unbeknownst to the West, the Chinese had already institutionalized as their tradition, simple practices for...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to illustrate how scholars may adopt a multi‐method – not just multidisciplinary – approach on research on conflict management. Taking the Diaoyu Islands as a case, the author draws on literature from management, political sciences, war, military...