Title: Confucianism ethic, Guanxi, and acculturation role on the knowledge transfer process of Chinese descendant in Indonesia

Authors: Didi Sundiman; MS Idrus

Addresses: Jl. MT Haryono Barat, Simpang Gg. Bawi Jahawen, Ruko Blok E, Sampit, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia ' Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia

Abstract: This research aims to construct knowledge on the role of knowledge management, it elaborates the development dynamics of small and medium enterprise (SME) of the Chinese descendant in Indonesia. This paper attempts to develop a theoretical understanding of how the knowledge transfer process as part of knowledge management on the SME among Chinese descendant community is explained by the relationship between Confucianism ethic, Guanxi, acculturation, and knowledge transfer. In a field survey of 139 owner of the SME, we found that the integration of Confucianism ethic in the social life of the Chinese descendant community has shaped a particular organisation pattern, that creates very unique partnership relationship what is so called as Guanxi; also, the acculturation process will generate an integration pattern, that will become the mediating bridge to create efficiency and effectiveness in the process of knowledge transfer.

Keywords: acculturation; Chinese descendants; Confucianism; ethics; Guanxi; knowledge transfer; small and medium-sized enterprises; SMEs; Indonesia; knowledge management; culture; social life; partnership relationships.

DOI: 10.1504/IJKMS.2015.072712

International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, 2015 Vol.6 No.3, pp.261 - 278

Received: 06 Jun 2015
Accepted: 01 Sep 2015
Published online: 26 Oct 2015 *

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