Corporate strategic management and the overseas chinese groups

Overseas Chinese entrepreneurs have been said to possess a certain number of cultural characteristics which inhibit their ability to manage large complex enterprises.Building upon the author's experience in Southeast Asia and upon data collected in six major conglomerates in Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia, this article discusses some of the organisational mechanisms used by Chinese corporations for their strategic management.The conclusions are that Chinese culture does not apriori create a barrier to modern multibusiness management. Factors other than cultural, such as environmental risks, opportunities and stage of development may explain the strategic management style of Overseas Chinese corporations.