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INTRODUCTION
Abstract
• Chapter examines:
• The central role played by SMEs in national economies around the world
• Creating employment and value added
• Current situation of SMEs in Europe particularly reference to Italy
• Contributions of SMEs to economic and social well-being
Cont . . .
Abstract
Since 1978,
• Primary sector increased by 400.5%
• Secondary sector by 3,721.6%
• Tertiary sector by 3,164.7%
China’s Economy and the Challenges
of the ‘New Normal’ Phase
Workforce distribution
• The official unemployment rate stood at 4.1%, even though inland regions
and
• rural areas showed worse results
• In 2015, the urban workforce represented 52.17% of the total, but the
rural workforce was just surpassed in 2014, mainly due to rural to urban
migrations.
• However, all these works provided just few hints about the role played by cultural issues in affecting
management strategies, processes, and practices in China, thus showing the need for further
empirical material to be published at this stage
• The book by Chee and West (2007) is a valuable contribution to the discussion. It provides useful
insights into the myths and challenges of doing business in China
• However, it uses a bird’s-eye view of cultural issues and how to deal with cultural differences. It
mainly focuses on the Hofstede’s categorization of culture, but it does not take into account other
fundamental interpretations. In addition, the book lacks a strong empirical foundation
SMEs’ Internationalization and the Puzzle of
China’s Cultural Environment
Work by Chinese scholars and their limitations
• The main aim of this study is to fill these gaps in the literature, by
providing a conceptual framework, as well as practical examples, of the
relationship between national culture, cultural distance, and managerial
issues in China
• Results shed light on what are the main cultural determinants that
should drive SMEs’ decisions when dealing with the Chinese market. By
showing the links between studies on culture and international
management with a rigorous mixed methods analysis, we explore how
academic discourses of cultural, ethnic, or national categorizations
traverse management issues of foreign SMEs in China
• The study offers a theoretical debate that goes across disciplines. It
engages with a growing body of literature on cultural differences
relevant to management, international business, sociology,
anthropology, and cultural studies
Q/A
Session
Queries
• Non-financial business
• FDI
• Financial intermediation
• Tertiary sector