Conflict and Innovation: Joint Ventures in China: Joint Ventures in China

Leo Douw obtained his Doctorate in the Humanities in 1991. He is Lecturer of Modern Chinese History and Society at the University of Amsterdam and the Free University Amsterdam. With Cen Huang and David Ip, he has edited in 2001 a book titled Rethinking Chinese Transnational Enterprises: Cultural Affinity and Business Strategies (London: Curzon). At present he engages in research on the organization of business enterprises and migration in colonial Taiwan (1895-1945). Chan Kwok-bun received his doctorate in Sociology in 1978. He is Head and Professor of the Department of Sociology and Director of the David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. In 2005, he has published two books: Chinese Identities, Ethnicity and Cosmopolitanism (London: Routledge) and Migration, Ethnic Relations and Chinese Business (London: Routledge). He is currently doing research on return migrants in Hong Kong.

This book features China's newly emergent transnational management culture. It uses established and new methodologies to analyze how different types of Sino-foreign joint enterprises manage cultural differences and negotiate strategies that contain conflicts and frustrations. In doing so, the book suggests alternative pathways toward innovative business management in China.

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Differences, Conflicts and Innovations: The Emergence of a Transnational Management Culture in China Chan Kwok-bun and Leo Douw 2. The Role of Middlemen in the Localization of Sino-Foreign Enterprises: A Historical Approach Leo Douw 3. Conflict and its Management in Sino-Foreign Joint Ventures: A Review Xun (George) Wang, Chan Kwok-bun and Vivienne Ho Luk 4. Negotiating Spaces Peter Peverelli 5. Sino-Singaporean Joint Ventures: The Suzhou Industrial Park Project Alexius Pereira 6. Sino-German Joint Ventures: Shared Values and Cultural Divides Irmtraud Munder and Renate Krieg 7. Indigenous and Expatriate Managers in Sino-German Joint Ventures: Natural Antagonists? Kerstin Nagels 8. Human Resource Management in Sino-German Joint Ventures in China: Building for the Future Monika Schaedler 9. Gender in Cross-Cultural Management: Women's Careers in Sino-German Joint Ventures Renate Krieg 10. Conflict Management Strategies and Innovation in Sino-Japanese, Sino-Korean, and Sino-Taiwanese Joint Ventures in China Chan Kwok-bun and Vivienne Ho Luk 11. Conflict and Innovation in International Joint Ventures: Toward a New Corporate Culture in China Chan Kwok-bun, Vivienne Ho Luk and Xun (George) Wang List of Contributors Index