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Management Scholars’ Learning from History: Direct vs. Indirect Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2017

Runtian Jing  and
Mei Dong
Runtian Jing
Affiliation:
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Mei Dong
Affiliation:
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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We appreciate this invitation to comment on the paper on Western perceptions of Chinese culture, to provide an insider perspective. Because of its unique perspective on Chinese historical teachings, the study reminds us about the challenges in learning and applying indigenous knowledge. For example, it compares the lens of war and business in many dimensions, such as a focus on an enemy (war) or on customers (business), a matter of life and death (war) or not (business), one competitor (war) or a number of competitors (business), deception (war) or secrecy (business), or a one-time relationship (war) or a long-term relationship (business). The paper offers us a striking warning about the risk of overdrawing historical analogies in management research.

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Dialogue, Debate, and Discussion
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Management and Organization Review , Volume 13 , Issue 4: Special Issue Celebrating and Advancing the Scholarship of Kwok Leung (1958–2015) , December 2017 , pp. 905 - 911
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Copyright © The International Association for Chinese Management Research 2017 

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