The Rule of Culture by Hong Hai - 9780367132934

Taylor & Francis

The Rule of CultureCorporate and State Governance in China and East Asia\nAuthor(s): Hong Hai\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367132934, 978-0367132934\nSynopsis\nCulture has an abiding influence on the way countries and business corporations are governed. This book introduces the reader to the deep philosophies that drive corporations and governments in East Asia, from China through Japan and South Korea to Singapore. With sparkling clarity and spiced with anecdotes and case studies, it depicts how respect for cultures can lead to spectacular success, or the lack of it to failure. Confucian practices such as guanxi in Chinese society, the benevolent culture of entity firms in Japan, and patriarchal chaebols in South Korea are analyzed with examples like Esquel, Nissan, and Samsung. A delightful chapter on Daoism shows how it drives Jack Mas [url]\n\nIn the governance of nations, the author reinforces Burkes dic.