Tian-ren-he-yi strategy: An Eastern perspective
Research on the business-environment dilemma has traditionally focused on strategies based on isolated, either/or mindsets, such as economically-oriented and environmentally-oriented strategies. Drawing on the cultural, philosophical, and intellectual traditions of China, we sketch the contours of a...
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| author | Peng, Mike Li, Y. Tian, L. |
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| description | Research on the business-environment dilemma has traditionally focused on strategies based on isolated, either/or mindsets, such as economically-oriented and environmentally-oriented strategies. Drawing on the cultural, philosophical, and intellectual traditions of China, we sketch the contours of a new holism-based strategic mindset, which results in a tian-ren-he-yi strategy. As an Eastern perspective, tian-ren-he-yi means “nature and mankind combined as one” or “nature-human harmony.” We leverage both qualitative and quantitative investigations to first identify the underlying mechanisms connecting tian-ren-he-yi strategy and firm performance, and then to compare the performance-enhancing potential of tian-ren-he-yi strategy with the two strategies based on the isolated mindset. Our analysis shows that when managing the business-environment dilemma, tian-ren-he-yi strategy has stronger performance-enhancing potential than either economically-oriented or environmentally-oriented strategies. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-500722017-09-13T15:37:03Z Tian-ren-he-yi strategy: An Eastern perspective Peng, Mike Li, Y. Tian, L. Research on the business-environment dilemma has traditionally focused on strategies based on isolated, either/or mindsets, such as economically-oriented and environmentally-oriented strategies. Drawing on the cultural, philosophical, and intellectual traditions of China, we sketch the contours of a new holism-based strategic mindset, which results in a tian-ren-he-yi strategy. As an Eastern perspective, tian-ren-he-yi means “nature and mankind combined as one” or “nature-human harmony.” We leverage both qualitative and quantitative investigations to first identify the underlying mechanisms connecting tian-ren-he-yi strategy and firm performance, and then to compare the performance-enhancing potential of tian-ren-he-yi strategy with the two strategies based on the isolated mindset. Our analysis shows that when managing the business-environment dilemma, tian-ren-he-yi strategy has stronger performance-enhancing potential than either economically-oriented or environmentally-oriented strategies. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50072 10.1007/s10490-015-9448-6 Springer New York LLC restricted |
| spellingShingle | Peng, Mike Li, Y. Tian, L. Tian-ren-he-yi strategy: An Eastern perspective |
| title | Tian-ren-he-yi strategy: An Eastern perspective |
| title_full | Tian-ren-he-yi strategy: An Eastern perspective |
| title_fullStr | Tian-ren-he-yi strategy: An Eastern perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tian-ren-he-yi strategy: An Eastern perspective |
| title_short | Tian-ren-he-yi strategy: An Eastern perspective |
| title_sort | tian-ren-he-yi strategy: an eastern perspective |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50072 |