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Management Practices in Asia

Case Studies on Market Entry, CSR, and Coaching

  • Presents new case studies on the internationalization strategy of companies operating in or entering Asian countries
  • Offers latest insights into important, but often neglected issues of CSR and coaching in Asia
  • Analyzes cultural effects which encourage or impede new business creation or the success of multinational players and start-ups

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Overview of the Book

      • Ralph Kattenbach, Christiane Prange
      Pages 11-23
  3. Aspiring Global Giants

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
    2. neolid: A French Start-Up in Japan and South Korea

      • Noémie Dominguez, Ulrike Mayrhofer
      Pages 27-36
  4. Corporate Social Responsibility on the Move

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
    2. Pizza Hut Vietnam: Adapting a Global Code of Conduct

      • Marie-Therese Claes
      Pages 153-166
    3. A Breath of Fresh Air: Creating Shared Value in the Philippines

      • Austin Chia, Prakash Singh
      Pages 167-185
    4. Schneider Electric India Private Limited: The CSR Dilemma

      • Amandeep Dhaliwal, Arunaditya Sahay
      Pages 187-201
    5. Materialise: Teaching Along the Silk Road

      • Pascal Wolff, Johannes Kern
      Pages 203-215

About this book

Asia is a continent of contradictions and boundaries; it offers exciting business opportunities, but is also characterized by unpredictability and conflict. While flexibility and creativity are in the DNA of many startups in China, major players like Xiaomi and Alibaba have also emerged as global giants, challenging established global competitors. The authors of this book show that these companies are crossing various boundaries – between cultures, mindsets, and perspectives. At the same time, Western companies entering Asian markets face challenges that are very different from those on their home turf. 

This book addresses the needs of current and future managers doing business in Asia, who need to understand the individual, social and business challenges that can arise from crossing boundaries. The respective case studies provide essential insights on how several Asian companies have made impressive strides towards becoming established players; how the revival of local brands and growing pride in local products has become a major challenge for global competition; how the need to actively practice corporate social responsibility in Asian markets is currently challenging many companies; and how the need for individual and team coaching among the members of management to support a company’s development has grown tremendously, calling for new solutions. 


Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

    Christiane Prange, Ralph Kattenbach

About the editors

Christiane Prange is Professor of Global Strategy at Tongji University (China) and the Director of the AgileVentureLab, a think tank focused on dynamic strategizing in volatile environments. With over 20 years expertise in internationalization and transformation strategies, she has been advising companies around the world to increase their global competitiveness.


Ralph Kattenbach holds the Volkswagen/SAIC Chair in Human Resource Management at Tongji University (China). He has over 15 years of expertise in HR management, organizational psychology and empirical methods. He has been advising companies on organizational research on culture and leadership issues as well as on professional coaching.


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