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Parochialism and Implications for Chinese Firms’ Globalization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2019

Jing Betty Feng ,
Leigh Anne Liu  and
Chunyan Jiang
Jing Betty Feng*
Affiliation:
Farmingdale State College (SUNY), USA
Leigh Anne Liu
Affiliation:
Georgia State University, USA
Chunyan Jiang
Affiliation:
Nanjing University, China
*
Corresponding author: Jing Betty Feng ([email protected])
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Abstract

We explore the meaning of parochialism (xiao nong yi shi, 小农意识) to explain certain paradoxical Chinese managerial behaviors. We discuss how cultural, political, and economic traditions in China formed a salient context to cultivate parochialism. Qualitative data from Chinese and American managers reveal that the conceptual framework of parochialism includes a cognitive dimension of closed-mindedness, a behavioral dimension of self-protection, and a relational dimension of in-group focused social relationship. Parochialism hampers effective globalization of Chinese firms because it negatively impacts key facets of organizational culture: employee development, communication, customer orientation, social responsibility, strategic planning, and innovation. The study offers theoretical and practical implications for Chinese management research and the development of global competence.

摘要

本文探讨小农意识（parochialism）的意涵，并用小农意识来解释中国管理中的某些矛盾行为。我们探讨了形成小农意识的文化、政治和经济传统背景。来自中国和美国管理者的访谈数据表明，小农意识的概念框架包括封闭思想的认知维度，自我保护的行为维度，以及内部导向的关系维度。小农意识对中国企业组织文化包括员工发展、沟通、客户导向、社会责任、战略规划和创新几个关键方面产生了负面影响，并阻碍中国企业进行有效的全球化。本研究为中国管理研究和企业发展全球性能力提供了理论和实践意义。

Аннотация

Мы исследуем значение местничества (xiao nong yi shi, 小农意识) для того, чтобы объяснить некоторые парадоксальные модели поведения в сфере управления в                        Китае. Мы обсуждаем, каким образом культурные, политические и экономические традиции в Китае сформировали особый контекст для культивирования местничества. Качественные данные, полученные на основе опроса китайских и американских менеджеров, показывают, что концептуальная модель местничества включает в себя когнитивный аспект ограниченности мышления, поведенческий аспект самосохранения и социальный аспект взаимоотношений внутри группы. Местничество является препятствием для эффективной глобализации китайских фирм, потому что оно отрицательно влияет на ключевые аспекты организационной культуры: развитие потенциала сотрудников, обмен информацией, ориентацию на клиента, социальную ответственность, стратегическое планирование и инновации. В данной работе делаются теоретические и практические выводы, которые имеют значение для китайских исследований в области управления и развития глобальной компетенции.

Resumen

Exploramos el significado de parroquialismo (xiao nong yi shi, 小农意识) para explicar ciertos comportamientos gerenciales chinos paradójicos. Discutimos cómo las tradiciones culturales, políticas y económicas en China formaron un contexto destacado para cultivar parroquialismo. Datos cualitativos de gerentes chinos y americanos revelan que el marco conceptual de parroquialismo incluye una dimensión cognitiva de mentalidad cerrada, una dimensión comportamental de auto-protección, y una dimensional relacional enfocada las relaciones sociales dentro del grupo. El parroquialismo obstaculiza la globalización efectiva de las empresas chinas dado sus impactos negativas en la aspectos clave de la cultura organizacional: desarrollo de empleados, comunicación, orientación al consumidor, responsabilidad social, planeación estratégica, e innovación. Este estudio ofrece implicaciones teóricas y prácticas para la investigación gerencial china y en el desarrollo de competencias globales.

Keywords

Chinese management theoryChinese managerial culturemanagerial cognitionparochialism中国管理理论中国管理文化管理认知小农意识китайская теория управлениякитайская управленческая культурасознание управленцевместничествоteoría gerencia chinacultura gerencial chinacognición gerencialparroquialismo
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Management and Organization Review , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , December 2019 , pp. 705 - 736
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Accepted by: Senior Editor Zhi-Xue Zhang

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