Title: Understanding Chinese suppliers: dragon vs. eagle

Authors: Daewoo Park; Hema A. Krishnan; Ravi Chinta; Margaret Cunningham; Mina Lee

Addresses: Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Williams College of Business, Xavier University, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45207-1215, USA ' Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Williams College of Business, Xavier University, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45207-1215, USA ' Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Williams College of Business, Xavier University, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45207-1215, USA ' Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Williams College of Business, Xavier University, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45207-1215, USA ' Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Williams College of Business, Xavier University, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45207-1215, USA

Abstract: Corporations increasingly pursue avenues for employing the manufacturing prowess of China and managing strategic alliance and supply networks with Chinese partners. While most studies addressing global cooperative strategies such as strategic alliances and supply networks analyse organisational and industrial characteristics, few theories incorporate explanations for cross-cultural differences between US and Chinese supply chain assessment practices. Without analyses of individual differences among executives in different cultures, theories on managerial decision-making in global cooperative strategies remain incomplete. This study is an attempt to better understand Chinese executives supply chain assessment practices.

Keywords: global cooperation; China; supply chain management; SCM; Chinese suppliers; strategic alliances; supply networks; culture; cultural differences; USA; United States; supply chain assessment.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCCM.2013.055419

International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management, 2013 Vol.3 No.3, pp.217 - 227

Received: 10 Aug 2011
Accepted: 10 Jan 2012
Published online: 18 Sep 2014 *

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