Changing the management mindset: management style and coping with world‐class competition

Abstract

Using the Chinese, family‐owned manufacturing firm as a primary example, Asian styles of management are examined in light of their ability to compete in a free‐trade environment. It is concluded that traditional, authoritarian, relationship‐based management concepts are not likely to fare well in fast‐changing global arenas. Nevertheless, a model for expanding into international markets is presented, with the realization that most Chinese‐managed firms would be advised to adopt regional rather than global strategies.

Citation

Wright, P.C., Szeto, W.F. and Geory, G.D. (2000), "Changing the management mindset: management style and coping with world‐class competition", Management Decision, Vol. 38 No. 9, pp. 607-612. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740010357230