Trust and Antitrust in Asian Business Alliances: Historical Roots and Current Practices

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Building Trust in Asian Business....Pages 3-31
East Asian Economies: Westernization, Liberalization and New Regionalism....Pages 32-58
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Is Wealth Creation Sustainable? Trust, Need and Greed in the Development Process....Pages 61-83
Sustainable Governance for Sustainable Development....Pages 84-120
The ‘Co-op–Comp’ Chinese Negotiation Strategy....Pages 121-150
Tao Zhugong’s Chinese Business Principles (770–221 bc): A Convergence with Modern-day Construction and Real Estate Practices....Pages 151-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
The Role of Trust in the Process of Alliance Evolution....Pages 181-195
Business Linkages and Resilience of SMEs during the East Asian Crisis: The Role of Networks and Trust between TNCs and Local Suppliers....Pages 196-208
How Sustainable are Benefits from Global Production Networks? Malaysia’s Upgrading Prospects in the Electronics Industry....Pages 209-230
Asian Values, Malaysian Style: Imperatives for Building Cross-cultural Partnerships in Malaysia....Pages 231-251
Focus on China: New Challenges for Japanese–German Strategic Business Alliances in a Dynamic Environment: A Theoretical View of Third-market Business Collaboration....Pages 252-272
Trust and Antitrust in Cross-cultural Alliances: Cross-cultural Management Challenges in Japan....Pages 273-289
Clusters as ‘ba’ for Knowledge Management....Pages 290-313
A Cross-cultural Comparative Study of German and Singaporean Employees’ Trust Decisions Following a Takeover: Implications for Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions....Pages 314-329
Creating Trust in the Korean Chaebol....Pages 330-349
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Developing Trust: Obstacles and Understanding....Pages 353-373
Back Matter....Pages 375-418