Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Revealing Fast-Growing Overseas Chinese Family Businesses

Assimilation

Discrimination

Background of the Overseas Chinese Family Business (OCFB)

Overseas Chinese Family Businesses in Southeast Asia

Overseas Chinese Family Businesses in Other Regions

Chapter 2: How Do Chinese Values Support Business Values?

The Role of the Family in Chinese Culture

Confucian Values

Filial Piety

Guanxi

Characteristics of Chinese Family Businesses

Challenges Facing Overseas Chinese Family Businesses

Chapter 3: Combining Modern Management and Chinese Traditional Values

Family Businesses around the World: An Overview

Family Businesses: The Strengths

Family Businesses: The Weaknesses

Modernizing Overseas Chinese Family Businesses

Chapter 4: Anatomy of Conflict Management

The Story of Nyonya Meneer

The Story of Yeo Hiap Seng (YHS)

The Origins of Conflicts in Overseas Chinese Family Businesses

Conflict Management

Chapter 5: The Succession Conundrums

Succession Planning Conundrums

Succession in Overseas Chinese Family Businesses: Influence of Confucian Values

Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders in Overseas Chinese Family Businesses

The Next Generations: Dealing with Challenges

Chapter 6: The Role of the Wife in Overseas Chinese Family Businesses

Wife as the Balance of the Husband

Wife as Complement and Driver

Wife as the Secretary

Wife as the Most Important Figure Following Her Husband’s Death

The Role of a Wife: A Breaker or a Binder?

Chapter 7: Leadership ...

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