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- Title
Facing Constraints to Growth? Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs and Traditional Business Practices in East Asia.
- Authors
Ahlstrom, David; Young, Michael N.; Chan, Eunice S.; Bruton, Garry D.
- Abstract
This article examines the characteristics of Overseas Chinese firms and explores the proposition that the characteristics of these firms that have reportedly promoted success in slower growth sectors may actually limit success in the faster growth sectors. Characteristics that can accommodate rapid growth are factors such as decentralized organizational structures, transparent corporate governance, and acceptance of outside capital that requires the ceding of ownership and control. Yet it is unclear if Overseas Chinese entrepreneurial firms are willing to depart from traditional practices and adopt structures that facilitate the fast growth expected by venture capitalists, outside investors, and government officials.
- Subjects
CHINA; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; VENTURE capital; CORE competencies; INVESTORS; CAPITALISM
- Publication
Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2004, Vol 21, Issue 3, p263
- ISSN
0217-4561
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/B:APJM.0000036463.20310.de