Does Confucian management exist in Chinese companies? An examination of the intersection between cultural influence and business practice in China

Atherton, Andrew

doi:10.1080/13602381.2018.1527005

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“… 14 Although there is a view that China is not a Confucian country, 15 aspects of Confucianism can be found in some Chinese businesses. 16 Zhong Yong thinking (Confucianism) influence on the mental 17 and trait 18 of Chinese employees has been confirmed. The same is true of Taoism, which exists in companies such as Alibaba.com.…”

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The Influence of Taoism on Employee Low-Carbon Behavior in China: The Mediating Role of Perceived Value and Guanxi

Zhang¹,

Liu²,

Xiao³

2022

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Purpose We established a dual-pathway model in which Taoism at work can shape employee low-carbon behavior via two mediating mechanisms: perceived value as a psychological mediator and guanxi as a social mediator. Patients and Methods Data were collected from 788 Chinese enterprises employees. Results Our results confirm the direct positive effect of Taoism on employee low-carbon behavior and the partial mediating effects of perceived value and co-worker guanxi. However, supervisor-subordinate guanxi does not mediate the relationship between Taoism and employee low-carbon behavior. Conclusion Despite the key role of employee low-carbon behavior, the individual-level antecedent to employees’ pro-environmental behavior remains underexplored. This study examines the influence of Taoism (an individual-level cultural value) on employee low-carbon behavior in the Chinese context. Theoretical and managerial implications were discussed.

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confidence: 85%

The Influence of Taoism on Employee Low-Carbon Behavior in China: The Mediating Role of Perceived Value and Guanxi

Zhang¹,

Liu²,

Xiao³

2022

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“…Cultural psychology highlights the idea that culture can profoundly impinge on the attitudes, behavior and performance of individuals (Fu and Tsui, 2003;Schwartz, 1999).Confucianism is deeply rooted in the hearts of Chinese people for thousands of years (Du, 2015) and becomes an intrinsic and core aspect of Chinese society in contemporary China (Atherton, 2020;Ip, 2009). Even so, this does not imply that Confucianism equally influences Chinese people in different regions.…”

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“…China today is characterized as culturally diverse. Although Confucianism is essential to Chinese traditional culture, alternative philosophies such as Daoism and Buddhism have also been adopted by Chinese citizens (Atherton, 2020). It is promising to conduct an examination into the impact of these alternatives on executive cognitive bias.…”

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Can the media breed CEO overconfidence? A sociocognitive perspective in the Chinese context

Zhou

Guo

2021

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PurposeAnchored in the role of a social arbiter, the purpose of this study is to examine whether and how media coverage has an impact on CEO overconfidence and further explore how media ownership and Confucianism affect the relationship in the Chinese context.Design/methodology/approachUsing a sample of 1,492 Chinese listed companies from 2010 to 2015, the study adopts random effects models to empirically analyze the effect of media coverage on CEO overconfidence and the roles of media ownership and Confucianism.FindingsThe paper finds that media coverage is significantly and positively associated with CEO overconfidence, and the positive relationship between media coverage and CEO overconfidence becomes stronger for state-controlled media. What is more, the influence of media coverage on CEO overconfidence is attenuated for those firms located in stronger Confucianism atmosphere. A further analysis reveals that different tenors of media coverage yield asymmetric effects.Originality/valueThe paper provides a new and solid support for the argument that media praise stimulates CEO overconfidence and increases the knowledge about under what conditions CEO overconfidence varies, broadly speaking which fosters the development of upper echelons theory (UET). Meanwhile, the results extend the literature on media effect and information processing. The findings are also beneficial to improve corporate decisions and government regulation on Chinese media systems.

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“…Confucian values are also considered to have an effect on how businesses are led and managed (Atherton, 2020). Akin to countries such as China, Singapore, South Korea, and Japan, Vietnam's Confucian heritage shares the characteristics of a collectivist society (Phuong-Mai, Terlouw & Pilot, 2005).…”

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“…Frazier and Tupper (2016) The role of cultural values in management has been highlighted in previous studies (e.g., Gerhart, 2008;Kirkman, Lowe & Gibson, 2006). Confucian values are considered to have an effect on how businesses are led and managed (Atherton, 2020). However, as discussed previously, Confucian values and prosocial motivation have been largely ignored in prior studies.…”

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Firms' sustainability marketing commitment and performance: the role of chief marketing officers' Confucian dynamism, prosocial motivations and proactive personality

Nguyen¹

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Existing research indicates that chief marketing officers (CMOs) play a critical role in the development and execution of marketing strategies, including market orientation, distribution, and corporate branding. However, researchers have overlooked the mechanisms through which Confucian culture informs the efforts made by CMOs to establish effective sustainability marketing. Specifically, there is minimal research on the relationship between the Confucian values held by CMOs and their prosocial motivations. In addition, the effect of a proactive personality among CMOs on sustainability marketing also remains unexplored. This study therefore investigates the effect of prosocial motivation and a proactive personality among CMOs on the relationship between Confucian values and the sustainability marketing undertaken by firms. Specifically, it examines (1) the mediation effect of CMOs’ prosocial motivations (pleasure and pressure based) on the relationship between Confucian dynamism and sustainability marketing commitment, which in turn affects firm performance, and (2) the moderating effect of CMOs’ proactive personality on the relationship between Confucian dynamism and CMOs’ prosocial motivations. Six hypotheses were proposed. Hypothesis H1: sustainability marketing commitment has a positive effect on firm performance comprising sales growth (H1a), market share (H1b), and ROA (H1c). Hypothesis H2: Confucian dynamism impacts sustainability marketing commitment. Hypotheses H3 and H4: pleasure- and pressure-based prosocial motivations have a mediating effect on the relationship between Confucian dynamism and sustainability marketing commitment. Hypotheses H5 and H6: proactive personality has a moderating effect on the impacts of Confucian dynamism on both pleasure- and pressure-based prosocial motivations. The sample comprised 302 firms in Vietnam. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were employed to validate Confucian dynamism, pleasure-based prosocial motivation, pressure-based prosocial motivation, sustainability marketing commitment, and proactive personality. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was employed to test the theoretical model and the hypotheses. All measures satisfied the requirements for scale reliability and validity. The results produced by SEM demonstrated that hypotheses H1(a, b), H2, H3, H4, and H5 were supported and hypotheses H1c and H6 were partly supported. The findings extend the body of knowledge on the role of CMOs in promoting sustainability marketing among firms and improving performance within the context of a developing economy structured by Confucian institutions. Specifically, firms’ sustainability marketing commitment had a positive strong effect on firm performance. Both CMOs’ pressure- and pleasure-based prosocial motivations of mediate the effect of Confucian dynamism on sustainability marketing commitment. CMOs’ proactive personality moderates the effect of Confucian dynamism on pleasure-based prosocial motivation. The findings elucidate whether cultural values interact with CMOs’ prosocial motivations and proactive personality to enhance sustainability marketing commitment while boosting firm performance. The findings also offer practitioners in a Confucian culture an understanding of how to effectively manage firms’ sustainability development. They thus provide a clearer picture of the personal factors possessed by leaders that can potentially help push firms towards the new era of sustainable development.

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Does Confucian management exist in Chinese companies? An examination of the intersection between cultural influence and business practice in China

Cited by 11 publications

References 26 publications

The Influence of Taoism on Employee Low-Carbon Behavior in China: The Mediating Role of Perceived Value and Guanxi

The Influence of Taoism on Employee Low-Carbon Behavior in China: The Mediating Role of Perceived Value and Guanxi

Can the media breed CEO overconfidence? A sociocognitive perspective in the Chinese context

Firms' sustainability marketing commitment and performance: the role of chief marketing officers' Confucian dynamism, prosocial motivations and proactive personality

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