Purpose: Drawing from industrial upgrading theories, this study aims to explore the issues of industrial upgrading and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) development in an emerging market – China. Design/methodology/approach: A contextual stepwise approach is undertaken by applying...

<title>ABSTRACT</title> This paper reports how Chinese marketing educators perceive the relative quality of Chinese marketing programs. The rankings and evaluative criteria adopted indicate that Chinese marketing educators consider more on the inputs to the program, for instance faculty quality and strength,...

<title>Abstract</title> This study attempts to extend the four-factor MACH IV scale for cruel, exploitative, deceitful behaviours (Machiavellianism), designed in a North American and university student context, to the competitive business environment in the Asia-Pacific region: Hong Kong, Singapore, and...