The Spirit of Chinese Capitalism (de Gruyter Studies in Organization)

No detailed description available for'The Spirit of Chinese Capitalism'. Chapter 1. Introduction: The Overseas Chinese as an Economic Culture The Spirit of Capitalism A Spirit of Chinese Capitalism? Chapter 2. The Sojourners Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore Indonesia The Philippines Malaysia Thailand The Nanyang Chapter 3. The Psycho-Social Legacy of China Fundamental Beliefs and Values Social Structures Relationship Rules Rules for Action Forms of Cognition Chapter 4. Seeing Oneself Nature of the Data Perceptions Surrounding the Self Chapter 5. Life in a Networked Society Chapter 6. The Institutional Legacy of China The Historical Progress of Chinese Business The Origins of Defensiveness and Insecurity The Anatomy of Paternalism The Endurance of Personalism Chapter 7. The Chinese Family Business The Environment of Business The Firm’s Internal Structure Dilemmas of Growth and/or Stability Chapter 8. Society at Large Vertical Order Pragmatic Cooperation Chapter 9. Sources of Efficiency and of Failure Vertical Cooperation Horizontal Cooperation Control Adaptiveness Chapter 10. The Significance of the Overseas Chinese The Overseas Chinese and Western Business The Overseas Chinese and China Implications for Organization and Management Theory Economic Development and the Role of Culture Appendix. Methodology for the Study References Index

There can be no products without processes. Though this statement may seem to be no more than an overused generalization, it encapsulates the undoubted importance of processes and process-oriented approaches in language teaching and learning. In foreign language education in recent decades, researchers and practitioners alike are increasingly focusing their attention on: 1) the learner as the active subject of learning and the internal processes that constitute his/her learning leading to the development of communicative competence; 2) teaching approaches, curricula and materials that reflect this view of language learning; and 3) other factors such as the sociocultural context, social interactions and discourse, and individual learner characteristics and differences. The theme of this book reflects this paradigm shift, and the papers included here from the disciplines of foreign language education and second language acquisition provide vital insights into processes in curriculum planning, teaching methodology, teacher education and professional development, language acquisition, language discourse, classroom instruction and interactions, the development of language skills and learning strategies, and language learning motivation.

S. Gordon Redding. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [251]-259) And Index.