The Inaugural Conference of the Asia Academy of Management

Does Asian Management Matter:
Regional Relevance with Global Impact

Hong Kong
December 28-30, 1998


 


The Conference

The overall theme of this inaugural conference is "Does Asian Management Matter: Regional Relevance with Global Impact."  The program will consist of keynote speeches, competitive papers and interactive poster sessions selected by the program committee.

The  keynote speakers are:

Professor John Child, Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of Business, University of Hong Kong, and Guinness Professor of Management Studies, University of Cambridge

Professor Michael Hitt, Paul M. and Robertson Chair in Business Administration, Texas A&M University

Professor Geert Hofstede, Professor of Organizational Anthropology and International Management, University of Limburg and Director of the Institute for Research on Intercultural Cooperation

Professor Kin-Chok Mun, Professor of International Business and Director of Executive MBA Program, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professor Chow-Hou Wee, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, National University of Singapore

Keynote speeches and paper presentations will inform participants most recent research findings relevant to Asian management in areas of strategic management, organizational behavior, human resource management, and organization theory.  Management scholars and executives around the world are invited to attend this Inaugural Conference to advance management research, education, and practices with an Asian context, and work towards global contribution to scholarship.
 
 

Program Highlights (download as program.doc)

 
Day 1 December 28, 1998
2:00 p.m. Registration
2:45 p.m. Opening Ceremony
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Keynote Speeches "Does Asian Management Matter?" 
Prof. Michael Hitt, Texas A&M University 
        "Globalization and International Strategy in Developed and Emerging Markets: The Asia Context" 
Prof. Geert Hofstede, Masstricht University & Tiburg University 
        "Asian Management in the 21st Century." 
Prof. Chou-Hou Wee, National University of Singapore 
        "Management Education and Research in Asia: Where Do We Go From Here?"
4:30 - 6:15 p.m. Paper Presentation
Group A    Cross-Cultural Research
Group B    Organizational Behavior in Asia I
7:00 p.m. Welcome Remarks and Dinner 
Incoming President, Asia Academy of Management 
Prof. Anne Huff, President, Academy of Management
Day 2 December 29, 1998
9:00 - 10:25 a.m. Paper Presentation 
Group C    Institutional Effects on Strategies
Group D    Organizational Behavior in Asia II
Poster Presentation
Group I    Organizational Behavior
10:25 - 10: 35 a.m.  Coffee/Tea Break
10:35 - 12:00 p.m.  Paper Presentation
Group E    Alliances and Cross-Border Investment
Group F    Strategies in Transitional Economies
Poster Presentation
Group II    Management of Asian Companies
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Keynote Speeches "Regional Relevance with Global Impact" 
Prof. John Child, University of Hong Kong and Cambridge University 
        "The Contribution of Chinese Management to Organizational Theory" 
Prof. Kin-Chok Mun, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 
        "Harmony and Management: A Chinese Traditional Perspective"
1:00 p.m. Lunch
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Paper Presentation
Group G    Human Resources Management in Asia I
Group H    Strategic Management I
Poster Presentation 
Group III    Human Resource Management
4:00  - 4:10 p.m.  Coffee/Tea Break
4:10 -- 5:30 p.m. Paper Presentation
Group I    Strategic Management II
Group J    Organizational Behavior in Asia III
Poster Presentation
Group I    Strategic Management
Day 3 December 30, 1998
9:00 - 10:25 am Paper Presentation
Group K    Human Resources Management in Asia II
Group L    Social, Cultural and Market Influences in Management
Poster Presentation
Group V    Strategic Management II
10:25 - 10:35 a.m.  Coffee/Tea Break
10:35- 12:00 p.m.  Paper Presentation
Group M    Strategic Management III
Group N    Organizational Behavior in Asia III
Poster Presentation
Group VI    Management Research in Asia

Conference Board of Advisors:

Siwei Cheng, National Science Foundation, People's Republic of China
Paul S. C. Hsu, Bank of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Tadao Kagono, Kobe University, Japan
Kam-Hon Lee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Mee-Kau Nyaw, Lingnan College, Hong Kong
William Starbuck, New York University,USA
Anne S. Tsui, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong
Chou-Hou Wee, National University of Singapore, Singapore
 

Program Committee:

Ming-Jer Chen, Wharton School, Universityof Pennsylvania
Joseph L.C. Cheng, University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign
Parthiban David, Nanyang Technological University
Kazuo Ichijo, Hitotsubashi University
Jason Huang, National Sun Yat-Sen University
Paul Y. Huo, University of Puget Sound
Chung-Ming Lau, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kenneth S. Law, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Kwok Leung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
John Schaubroeck, City University of Hong Kong
Ming-Je Tang, National Taiwan University
Dean Tjosvold, Lingnan College
David K. Tse, The University of Hong Kong
Shouyang Wang, National Science Foundation of China
Chi-Sum Wong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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