Chinese Executives in Foreign-owned Enterprises: Managing in Two Cultures

摘要

1. This paper looks at the roles of Chinese managers in organizational change in foreign-owned enterprises in China.rn2. A multi-case study approach was deployed with an in-depth, semi-structured ethnographic interview technique.rn3. The study uncovered three categories of managers insofar as their roles in organizational change are concerned: (1) an agent of change, (2) a follower of change, and (3) an anti-change agent.rn4. This study further identified six factors that determine the kind of role this group of Chinese managers is likely to choose.