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This book investigates knowledge interactions in China’s foreign enterprises. It reveals that cultural differences strongly account for knowledge-related obstacles, namely knowledge leakage and insufficient knowledge sharing. Contrary to conventional wisdom, however, widespread cultural arguments such as Confucianism or collectivism hardly apply to Chinese employees’ handling of knowledge. In fact, more subtle cultural logics are relevant in daily work, which are connected to the perceived stability of the enterprise itself. But these usually go unnoticed. Thus, rather than being distracted by a national “Chinese culture”, managers can take real action to solve knowledge conflicts in their particular enterprise. Contents Intermediaries in China’s Foreign Enterprises Knowledge Workers in China The Property of Knowledge in Chinese Philosophy, History, and Law Knowledge Practices and Sino-German Conflicts Target Groups Scholars, lecturers and students in the fields of China studies, business management, sociology, and law Managers, investors and consultants involved in foreign business activities in China The Author Constanze Wang is Global Corporate Communications and Culture Manager for a German engineering company. She is in charge of the company’s integration with the Chinese parent company. .

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critical area studies --- political science --- international relations --- history --- Area studies --- Area research --- Foreign area studies --- Education --- Research --- Geography --- Study and teaching --- Études régionales

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Examines the institutions and productions of area studies and explores what it takes to "learn a place."

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Regional planning --- Regional economics --- Area studies --- Regionalism --- Area research --- Foreign area studies --- Economics --- Space in economics --- Education --- Research --- Geography --- Human geography --- Nationalism --- Interregionalism --- Study and teaching --- Régionalisme --- Études régionales --- Économie régionale --- Aménagement du territoire

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Democratization is a major political phenomenon of the current age. Democratization through the looking glass argues that our perspectives on democratization reflect the intellectual origins of the inquiry. How we see and understand it are influenced by w

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