| Description |
1 online resource (162 pages) |
| Series |
Chinese worlds ; 33 |
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Chinese worlds ; 33.
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| Contents |
Visualising the global economy -- Employing an international business approach when studying the triangular matrix of glocalisation -- The Malaysian state and economy in the Southeast Asian region -- Towards an understanding of ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia -- "Divided thou shall be" : understanding ethnic divisions in Malaysia -- Ethnic Chinese entrepreneurship in Penang -- Navigating the socio-economic landscape in Penang : three case studies -- On constructing an etic and emic approach when employing international business theories on ethnic Chinese business practices |
| Summary |
"The study of ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia has a long tradition, and what is most striking in these studies is just how difficult it is to generalise about this ethnic group in the region. Whether or not they have been able to identify as Chinese has depended on different processes social and political engineering, which in turn make them more or less distinct ethnic group. In the case of Malaysia, national schemes such as the affirmative action policy indirectly force the Malaysian ethnic Chinese to conceive of themselves as a coherent collective, and yet, Chinese entrepreneurs maintain that despite the affirmative action policy ethnicity is not the defining factor when it comes to identifying business partners. This book focuses on the consequences of these kinds of policies in the field of inter-ethnic business practices and entrepreneurship in Malaysia within the wider context of the relationship between local, national and global markets. It focuses on the complexities of inter-ethnic relations and in particular, the strong economic position of the ethnic Chinese and their impact on the Malaysian economic scene as well as on the wider Southeast Asian region, underlining the degree to which inter-ethnic relations in Southeast Asia are crucial to understanding the political and economic complexities characteristic of the region. In turn, it takes small and medium-sized enterprises as case studies, and shows how they are being shaped and in return shape the society in which they constitute a part. In doing so, the book highlights how these companies not only relate to the domestic economy, but also cater to the global economy, and presents a compelling argument for the introduction of a glocalised perspective in international business studies"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed January 15, 2015) |
| Subject |
Chinese -- Commerce -- Malaysia
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Chinese -- Malaysia -- Economic conditions
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Entrepreneurship -- Malaysia
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Corporations, Chinese -- Malaysia
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Entrepreneurship.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Commerce.
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Chinese -- Commerce
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Chinese -- Economic conditions
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Corporations, Chinese
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Entrepreneurship
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Ethnic relations
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| SUBJECT |
Malaysia -- Ethnic relations
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| Subject |
Malaysia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317594031 |
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1317594037 |
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9781315745053 |
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1315745054 |
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