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MODERNIZATION OF THE CHINESE FAMILY BUSINESS
Author(s) -
Hwang KwangKuo
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207599008247915
Subject(s) - rationality , harmony (color) , modernization theory , loyalty , argument (complex analysis) , interpersonal communication , sociology , family business , organizational culture , social psychology , psychology , public relations , business , marketing , political science , law , biochemistry , chemistry , art , visual arts
In order to study the modernization of the Chinese family business, the contrast between formal rationality and substantive rationality was used to characterize significant features of Western culture and Chinese culture respectively. A theoretical model of Chinese social behaviors as influenced by the substantive ethics of Confucianism was adopted to describe the organizational behaviors which were frequently observed in Chinese family business. Several empirical studies comparing organizational climates as perceived by employees working in foreign‐invested business, private business with formal regulations, and family business were cited to support the argument that such Confucian virtues as loyalty to the organization, working hard, maintaining interpersonal harmony, etc., are most likely to be manifested in organizations where formal regulations of Western‐style management were enforced.