Cooperative goals in the Chinese work environment: a Hong Kong case study

This research seeks to develop an understanding of how cooperative teamwork among Chinese employees impacts upon the customer perception of service in the Hong Kong ship-repair industry. The research model was based on the 'Theory of Cooperation and Competition', a western-conformity. The...

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Main Authors: Ng, Peter, Nowak, Margaret, Whiteley, Alma
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38975
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description This research seeks to develop an understanding of how cooperative teamwork among Chinese employees impacts upon the customer perception of service in the Hong Kong ship-repair industry. The research model was based on the 'Theory of Cooperation and Competition', a western-conformity. The results suggested the need to explore alternative processes that Chinese people may engage in in managing their conflict. We question whether the 'goals' or 'ends' based approach to the operation of teams inherent in the Theory of Cooperation and Competition, is valid in the Chinese context where 'process' and 'relationship' are pivotal.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-389752017-09-13T15:57:41Z Cooperative goals in the Chinese work environment: a Hong Kong case study Ng, Peter Nowak, Margaret Whiteley, Alma Hong Kong guanxi cooperation and competition Chinese cultural values harmony cultural convergence This research seeks to develop an understanding of how cooperative teamwork among Chinese employees impacts upon the customer perception of service in the Hong Kong ship-repair industry. The research model was based on the 'Theory of Cooperation and Competition', a western-conformity. The results suggested the need to explore alternative processes that Chinese people may engage in in managing their conflict. We question whether the 'goals' or 'ends' based approach to the operation of teams inherent in the Theory of Cooperation and Competition, is valid in the Chinese context where 'process' and 'relationship' are pivotal. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38975 10.1080/13602380701628860 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle Hong Kong
guanxi
cooperation and competition
Chinese cultural values
harmony
cultural convergence
Ng, Peter
Nowak, Margaret
Whiteley, Alma
Cooperative goals in the Chinese work environment: a Hong Kong case study
title Cooperative goals in the Chinese work environment: a Hong Kong case study
title_full Cooperative goals in the Chinese work environment: a Hong Kong case study
title_fullStr Cooperative goals in the Chinese work environment: a Hong Kong case study
title_full_unstemmed Cooperative goals in the Chinese work environment: a Hong Kong case study
title_short Cooperative goals in the Chinese work environment: a Hong Kong case study
title_sort cooperative goals in the chinese work environment: a hong kong case study
topic Hong Kong
guanxi
cooperation and competition
Chinese cultural values
harmony
cultural convergence
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38975