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The Structure of Chinese Cultural Traditions: An Empirical Study of Business Employees in China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2015

Yaotian Pan ,
Julie A. Rowney  and
Mark F. Peterson
Yaotian Pan
Affiliation:
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Julie A. Rowney
Affiliation:
University of Calgary, Canada
Mark F. Peterson
Affiliation:
Florida Atlantic University, U.S
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Abstract

Five schools of Chinese cultural traditions that implicitly influence current management thought in China are used to create a four-factor Structure of Chinese Cultural Traditions (SCCT) model. A sample of 2658 people in businesses in Beijing was used to develop the dimensions that were then cross-validated in a nation-wide sample of 718 business employees. The four dimensions show plausible patterns of convergent and discriminant validity with generic domains of values represented by the Schwartz Value Survey (SVS). We suggest that the Structure of Chinese Cultural Traditions provides a unique model of Chinese culture that complements other generic measures, thereby allowing a deep understanding of Chinese culture.

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Chinese cultureempirical studymodel buildingvalues中国文化实证研究模型建立价值观

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Management and Organization Review , Volume 8 , Issue 1: Special Issue Indigenous Management Research in China , March 2012 , pp. 77 - 95
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Copyright © International Association for Chinese Management Research 2012

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