The cultural roots of compositional capability in China: balanced moderation

Zhou, Steven Shijin, Li, Peter Ping, Zhou, Abby Jingzi and Prashantham, Shameen (2019) The cultural roots of compositional capability in China: balanced moderation. Asia Pacific Journal of Management . ISSN 0217-4561

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Abstract

A large number of Chinese firms lack the resources for having competitive advantages. Under this severe constraint, such firms are forced to find new paths toward developing certain competitive advantages, including the ability to combine ordinary resources into novel competitive advantages, which is referred to as compositional capability. Such a special capability underlying novel competitive advantages is related to certain cultural factors, such as the Chinese cultural tradition in the case of China. However, the potential links between compositional capability and the Chinese cultural tradition remain poorly understood and largely unspecified. This paper responds to the call for more research on identifying relevant cultural factors by explicating the inherent connections between compositional capability and the Chinese cultural value of balanced moderation.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Date of acceptance estimated
Keywords: Compositional capability; Cultural root; Balanced moderation; China
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham Ningbo China > Faculty of Business > Nottingham University Business School China
Identification Number: 10.1007/s10490-018-9637-1
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Depositing User: Yu, Tiffany
Date Deposited: 03 Jul 2019 07:33
Last Modified: 03 Jun 2020 04:30
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/57058

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