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Indigenous Management Research in China from an Engaged Scholarship Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2015

Andrew H. Van de Ven  and
Runtian Jing
Andrew H. Van de Ven
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota, U.S.
Runtian Jing
Affiliation:
University of Electronic Science and Technology, China
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Abstract

This commentary discusses the four articles in this special MOR issue on indigenous management research in China. It begins by recognizing the importance of indigenous research not only for understanding the specific knowledge of local phenomena, but also for advancing general theoretical knowledge across cultural boundaries. Challenging to undertake, we propose a method of engaged scholarship for conducting indigenous research. The four articles in this special issue provide good examples of applying principles of engaged scholarship in their indigenous Chinese management studies.

Keywords

Chinacultureengaged scholarshipindigenous research中国文化参与性学者本土研究
Type
Special Issue Commentary
Information
Management and Organization Review , Volume 8 , Issue 1: Special Issue Indigenous Management Research in China , March 2012 , pp. 123 - 137
Copyright
Copyright © International Association for Chinese Management Research 2012

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