Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research Newsletter, Spring 1998, Issue No 1

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[evdate 1998-03-15] The Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research represents a real case of a common dream shared by the town and the gown. Through this Research Center, we hope to build a strong bridge between business leaders who are concerned about China and academic researchers who are interested in China. Through this Center, we hope to expand and speed up the process of knowledge creation

on this important subject. The management field has devoted the last century to management practices and theories in the western hemisphere. I believe that, or perhaps I should say that I would like to see, the next century will be the century of

research on management practices and theories in the eastern hemisphere. The Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research is committed to contributing to the

development and dissemination of knowledge on China-related management practices.

Our vision is to be the world's center of excellence for knowledge on China-related

organizational and management practices. I believe that we share a common dream because everyone of us here cares about China and this region. In our own ways, we

are contributing to building a better future for this region. I hope that the Hang Lung

Center will become part of your world and will help to realize part of your dream.

Through our partnership, we can make a difference. Inauguration of the Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research January 15, 1998 Mr. Ronnie C. Chan, Chairman of Hang Lung Development Co. Ltd., Mrs. Chan Tseng Hsi, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Chen, Dr. Sze Yuen Chung, Chairman of the HKUST Council, Professor Chia-Wei Woo, President of HKUST, and many scholars from around the world attended the inauguration ceremony. successful research projects will create a foundation for a conference to be held in China in July 2000. The research workshop, the grants for competitive proposals, and the ensuing conference will: ． identify young and promising scholars in China ． update their core management research skills ． stimulate their interests in management research ． identify core research agendas for future China management research ． form collaborative research with scholars from the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong Seminar Series on Chinese Management The Hang Lung Center plans to conduct serveral research seminars on Chinese management annually. We will invite leading management scholars from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas to present their research findings on management issues in Chinese contexts. The seminars will be held on HKUST's campus and the admission will be free for all interested parties. If you would like to be informed of the upcoming seminars, please send us an email, and we will put you on our mailing list. Highlights of Faculty Research Projects Knowledge search among prospective Chinese partners in international joint ventures by Dr. J.T. Li This study examines the knowledge search and transfer in international joint ventures in China. It introduces absorptive capacity as a principle governing the knowledge search among prospective Chinese partners. A paper based on this project has been accepted for publication by Organization Science. Conflict management in US-Chinese joint ventures by Dr. Elizabeth Weldon and her colleagues This research was to identify strategies used by American and Chinese managers to manage conflict with same-culture and different-culture managers. Results showed that 1) important cross-cultural differences in intra-cultural and inter-cultural conflict management behavior exist, including one Chinese style (shaming/moral education) not included in Western models; and 2) strategies used to manage inter-cultural conflict differ from those used to manage intra-cultural conflict. Acreative town-gown partnership is at the core of the Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research, established to promote a better understanding of organizational management in Chinese cultural settings. The Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research was officially opened on January 15, 1998. Dedicated to the promotion of research in China-related organization and management issues, the Research Center was named after Hang Lung in recognition of the company's donation of HK$20 million towards the building of the new University Annex. Mr. Ronnie C. Chan (left) and his family, Dr. Sze Yuen Chung (second from the left), and

Professor Chia-Wei Woo (right) attended the center inauguration ceremony. Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research Newsletter Front row (from left to right): Prof. Anne S. Tsui, Ms. Iris S.C. Ng, and Dr. Elizabeth Weldon Second row (from left to right): Dr. Madan Pillutla, Prof. Jiing-Lih Larry Farh and Dr. J.T. Li Center Activities 1 4 Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research Newsletter Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research Newsletter

Founding Director's Dream - Excerpts from the Inauguration Speech Prof. Anne S.Tsui Management of Organizations Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Corporate Advisory Board: ． Mr. Ronnie C. Chan Hang Lung Development Co., Ltd. (Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Board) ． Mr. Robert H.C. Chan New China Hong Kong Group, Ltd. ． Mr. Linus Cheung Hong Kong Telecommunications, Ltd. ． Dr. Lily Chiang Chen Hsong Holdings, Ltd. ． Mr. Henry Chow IBM Greater China Group ． Dr. Yei Ching Chow Chevalier Int'l Holdings, Ltd. ． Mr. Herman Hu Ryoden Holdings, Ltd. ． Mr. Chun Ying Leung CY Leung & Co., Ltd. ． Mr. David Lie Newpower Group ． Mr. Bill Lui Hewlett Packard Asia Pacific, Ltd. ． Mr. Daniel Ng McDonald's Restaurants (HK) Ltd. ． Dr. William Overholt Bank Boston ． Mr. David Pong Shui Wing Steel, Ltd. ． Dr. Steven Poon Bright World Enterprise, Ltd. ． Dr. Helmut Sohmen World-Wide Shipping Group ． Mr. Michael Tien G2000 (Apparel) Ltd. ． Mr. Wilfred Y.W. Wong China Investment Group, Ltd. ． Ms. Marjorie Yang Esquel Enterprise, Ltd. ． Mr. Kent Yeh Tai Ping Carpets Int'l, Ltd. Faculty Steering Committee: ． Dr. Madan Pillutla Assistant Professor, MGTO ． Professor Wilfried Vanhonacker Head and Professor, Marketing ． Professor Andrew Walder Head and Professor, Social Science ． Dr. Elizabeth Weldon Associate Professor, MGTO People at HLCOR Center Staff: ． Professor Anne S. Tsui Center Founding Director Head and Professor, MGTO Professor Jiing Lih Larry Farh Center Co-Director Professor, MGTO Newsletter Editor Dr. J.T. Li Center Co-Director Assistant Professor, MGTO Ms. Iris S.C. Ng Administrative Assistant S p r i n g I s s u e 1 9 9 8 Spring Issue 1998 ETC-G5870 The Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research Newsletter