The Impact of Islamic Culture and Chinese Confucian culture in the global corporations

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY6

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION9

1.1Background of the study9

1.2Research Aims and Objectives10

1.3Significance11

1.4Benefits of the study12

1.5Structure of the Research12

1.6Definition of Terms13

1.7Assumptions16

1.8Literature Review17

1.9Limitations17

1.10Delimitations18

1.11Timeline19

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW20

2.1Introduction20

2.2Islam and Modernity20

2.3Blaming the Religion20

2.4The Dynamic between Arab-Muslim Thought and Modernity22

2.5Chinese Culture24

2.6Cultural Dimensions25

2.7Chinese Culture and Philosophy27

2.8Entering China as a market28

2.9Chinese conflict management styles29

2.10Culture and its Impact on Chinese Business30

2.11The Confucian Concept31

2.12Cultural Dynamics32

2.13Chinese Communications33

2.14Globalization and Conversion35

2.15Globalization and Conversion36

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY40

3.1Research Design40

3.2Assumptions of Secondary Research41

3.3Research Philosophy41

3.4Literature Search42

3.5Validity42

3.6Justification for using Secondary Research Methodology43

3.7Ethical Consideration43

CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION45

4.1Cultural Concepts45

4.2Cultural Effects on Organizations45

4.3Customer Oriented Organizational Culture46

4.4Islamic Work Ethics47

4.5The Dynamics of Global Business Teams48

4.6Current stance of the Middle East50

4.7Examples of Cultural Influence in Industries53

4.8Organizational Motivation56

4.9Cultural Intelligence57

4.10Leadership and Spirituality in Organizations57

4.11Organizational Culture58

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION61

REFERENCES64

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Just like culture impacts the personal life of a person and gives this person an identity and place in this world, it also impacts a person's professional life. Even within an organization, there are different cultures that prevail and the level of conformity that a person has with these cultures usually determines the person's success within the organization. Similarly, every organization has a predominant culture that becomes the primary culture of that organization and gives it identity in comparison to other organizations of similar nature.

Muslims make up a large part of the global population. Although their strength is more in the East, the West is also heavily populated with followers of Islam. Muslims have their own culture and trends and values. The Chinese culture is one of the more dominant cultures of the world. It is rich in heritage and values. When organizations plan to operate within the Chinese society, they need to consider all the elements of their society and relate it to organizational leadership and strategies.

The primary objectives and aim of this research is to identify the relationship between the Islamic culture, Chinese culture and global organizational management. To analyse the role of culture in global organizations and to study the different theories and concepts related to this topic. The significance of the research is that it helps the researcher get a clear idea of the role and importance of culture and cultural factors in the international business and global organizations. The study was limited to Muslims and may not apply to other religions. Lastly, the study was correlative, not experimental. The research was based on a secondary research and was subject to all the limitations of correlative ...