The cultural roots of compositional capability in China: balanced moderation

A large number of Chinese firms lack the resources for having competitive advantages. Under this severe constraint, such firms are forced to find new paths toward developing certain competitive advantages, including the ability to combine ordinary resources into novel competitive advantages, which i...

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Main Authors: Zhou, Steven Shijin, Li, Peter Ping, Zhou, Abby Jingzi, Prashantham, Shameen
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2019
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Li, Peter Ping
Zhou, Abby Jingzi
Prashantham, Shameen
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Li, Peter Ping
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description A large number of Chinese firms lack the resources for having competitive advantages. Under this severe constraint, such firms are forced to find new paths toward developing certain competitive advantages, including the ability to combine ordinary resources into novel competitive advantages, which is referred to as compositional capability. Such a special capability underlying novel competitive advantages is related to certain cultural factors, such as the Chinese cultural tradition in the case of China. However, the potential links between compositional capability and the Chinese cultural tradition remain poorly understood and largely unspecified. This paper responds to the call for more research on identifying relevant cultural factors by explicating the inherent connections between compositional capability and the Chinese cultural value of balanced moderation.
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spelling nottingham-570582020-06-03T04:30:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/57058/ The cultural roots of compositional capability in China: balanced moderation Zhou, Steven Shijin Li, Peter Ping Zhou, Abby Jingzi Prashantham, Shameen A large number of Chinese firms lack the resources for having competitive advantages. Under this severe constraint, such firms are forced to find new paths toward developing certain competitive advantages, including the ability to combine ordinary resources into novel competitive advantages, which is referred to as compositional capability. Such a special capability underlying novel competitive advantages is related to certain cultural factors, such as the Chinese cultural tradition in the case of China. However, the potential links between compositional capability and the Chinese cultural tradition remain poorly understood and largely unspecified. This paper responds to the call for more research on identifying relevant cultural factors by explicating the inherent connections between compositional capability and the Chinese cultural value of balanced moderation. Springer 2019-06-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/57058/1/APJM_Zhou%20et%20al.%202019.pdf Zhou, Steven Shijin, Li, Peter Ping, Zhou, Abby Jingzi and Prashantham, Shameen (2019) The cultural roots of compositional capability in China: balanced moderation. Asia Pacific Journal of Management . ISSN 0217-4561 Compositional capability; Cultural root; Balanced moderation; China https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10490-018-9637-1 doi:10.1007/s10490-018-9637-1 doi:10.1007/s10490-018-9637-1
spellingShingle Compositional capability; Cultural root; Balanced moderation; China
Zhou, Steven Shijin
Li, Peter Ping
Zhou, Abby Jingzi
Prashantham, Shameen
The cultural roots of compositional capability in China: balanced moderation
title The cultural roots of compositional capability in China: balanced moderation
title_full The cultural roots of compositional capability in China: balanced moderation
title_fullStr The cultural roots of compositional capability in China: balanced moderation
title_full_unstemmed The cultural roots of compositional capability in China: balanced moderation
title_short The cultural roots of compositional capability in China: balanced moderation
title_sort cultural roots of compositional capability in china: balanced moderation
topic Compositional capability; Cultural root; Balanced moderation; China
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/57058/
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