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Managing Cultural Variation in Software Process Improvement: A Comparison of Methods for Subculture Assessment

Müller, Sune Dueholm; Kræmmergaard, Pernille; … - Ehrvervøkonomisk Institut, Institut for Økonomi - 2008

The scale and complexity of change in software process improvement (SPI) are considerable and managerial attention to organizational culture during SPI can therefore potentially contribute to successful outcomes. However, we know little about the impact of variations in organizational subculture...

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Change, growth and learning

Agulles, Remei; Prats, Maria Julia - IESE Business School, Universidad de Navarra - 2012

Companies desiring to keep and improve their competitive advantage must be flexible enough to undergo change when needed. Meaningful change requires the ability to learn from their own as well as from others' experience. But learning is not easy, and there are many factors that may prevent it to...

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The Planning Process of China

eSocialSciences; Institute of Chinese Stuies ICS - 2014

The report provides an account of the State, the Party and the political system in China, which will enable a more …

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'Ren Qing' versus the 'Big Five': The Role of Culturally Sensitive Measures of Individual Difference in Distributive Negotiations

Liu, Leigh Anne; Friedman, Raymond A.; Chi, Shu-cheng - In: Management and Organization Review 1 (2005) 2, pp. 225-247

In this study, we examine culture-specific relationships between individual differences and distributive negotiations. We measured individual characteristics and their effects on distributive negotiations in both American[1] and Chinese cultures, using a Western-based scale (the 'Big Five') and...

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Culture and high education in China

Du, Kai; Cai, Yinyin - In: International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education 1 (2010) 4, pp. 317-321

This article analyses the relationship between culture and higher education in China with the help of the popular word … conclude that in order to solve the problem of zhuangbility in China's higher education, institutional reform including the …

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The 'guanxi' development in the realm of supply chain management: the case of Taiwanese company in China

Tsai, Ya Ling; Lee, Tzong-Ru - In: International Journal of Logistics Economics and … 3 (2011) 1, pp. 56-69

Taiwanese and Chinese supplier companies in China. This research's theory development is suited to case study, and theory … these findings is expected to be of benefit to firms who wish to invest or do business in China. …

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Mixing push and pull for survival in China: value stream mapping in an automotive case study

Drauz, Ralf; Kasperk, Garnet; Mangoldt, Julius Von - In: International Journal of Applied Management Science 5 (2013) 3, pp. 234-250

German automotive suppliers started operating their manufacturing plants in China without much strategic planning or …

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Post-socialist transformation and growth regime: some comments about the Chinese case

Charles, Sébastien; Karouni, Ilyess El - In: International Journal of Development Issues 7 (2008) October, pp. 120-135

regime could be particularly difficult to manage regarding China's dependence on external demand in a context of low domestic … risks to emphasize the economic vulnerability of China. Practical implications – This paper is essentially intended for … develops an alternative view on the macroeconomic situation of China. In particular, it insists on its vulnerability through …

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Institutional change as cultural change: An illustration by Chinese postsocialist transformation

Karouni, Ilyess El - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) June, pp. 762-772

Purpose – Through Chinese experience, the purpose of this paper is to underpin the hypothesis of institutional change as cultural change. Design/methodology/approach – The paper compares Chinese postsocialist transformation to a chemical change reaction. So, the paper discerns initial...

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The dual role of the government: securities market regulation in China 1980-2007

Ma, Jingyun; Song, Fengming; Yang, Zhishu - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 18 (2010) May, pp. 158-177

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of China's securities market regulation from 1980 to … compulsory institutional change. China's Government authorities have played a dual role in this process by acting both as the … securities market regulator and the controlling owner of the stock exchanges. The paper uses the evolution of China's securities …

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