Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
11-2012
Abstract
Today, Chinese businesses play an important role in Singapore’s economy. They make up 99.3 per cent of all small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and employ 51 per cent of workers in the country, contributing 40 per cent of value add to the economy. However, the world economy has become more competitive and Chinese businesses in Singapore have been forced to look at modernizing and changing the way they do business.
Keywords
Chinese businesses, modernizing, change, chinese entrepreneurs, guanxi, SMEs
Disciplines
Business | Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Copyright Owner and Holder
Copyright © Singapore Management University 2013
Licece/Creative Commons Licence
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Subject(s)
Family-owned business enterprises, Small business -- Singapore, Entrepreneurship -- Singapore, Corporate culture -- Singapore, Chinese -- Singapore -- Economic conditions
Citation
Singapore Management University.
Change required: Chinese Businesses in Singapore. (2012).
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/pers/36
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