Climate Change and Air Quality

The climate in Ontario has changed between 1979 and 2007. Climate change can have an impact on air quality.York's Knowledge Mobilization Unit provides services and funding for faculty, graduate students, and community organizations seeking to maximize the impact of academic research and expertise on public policy, social programming, and professional practice. It is supported by SSHRC and CIHR grants, and by the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation. [email protected] www.researchimpact.c

Toward a Framework of E-Business Strategy: A Case Study Approach

E-business is erasing the typical boundaries of space, time, organization and community with shared interest and cooperation. The two most critical features of e-business practices are: (1) the unique capacity for customization, and (2) the trust-based sharing of information along supply chains. E-business strategy should be particularly effective for globalization. The case of Haier from China suggests that legacy firms need to develop e-business strategy to compete in the Internet Age. However, e-business must be built on a solid basis of sound business practices. The case of Haier also suggests that companies need to be creative when formulating e-business strategies for operations in the developing countries where infrastructure is underdeveloped. Further, strategic alliances between local and multinational firms are imperative for e-business in the developing countries such as China

Toward an integrative framework of indigenous research: The geocentric implications of Yin-Yang Balance

Abstract It has long been recognized that indigenous research should be helpful, if not essential, for an adequate understanding of local phenomena. The indigenous approach is consistent with, but extends beyond, the repeated calls for contextualizing management and organization research. However, the challenges of indigenous research are enormous. The purpose of this article is to shed light on these challenges by providing an integrative framework of indigenous research. In particular, I seek to explicate the existing conceptual confusions and flesh out the appropriate methodological procedures for indigenous research on Chinese management. To illustrate the framework, I show the value of yin-yang thinking by developing a cognitive frame, Yin-Yang Balance, to illustrate the unique and novel features of local perspective, including its application to case study method

Toward an integrative framework of indigenous research: The geocentric implications of Yin-Yang Balance

Abstract It has long been recognized that indigenous research should be helpful, if not essential, for an adequate understanding of local phenomena. The indigenous approach is consistent with, but extends beyond, the repeated calls for contextualizing management and organization research. However, the challenges of indigenous research are enormous. The purpose of this article is to shed light on these challenges by providing an integrative framework of indigenous research. In particular, I seek to explicate the existing conceptual confusions and flesh out the appropriate methodological procedures for indigenous research on Chinese management. To illustrate the framework, I show the value of yin-yang thinking by developing a cognitive frame, Yin-Yang Balance, to illustrate the unique and novel features of local perspective, including its application to case study method

Toward an integrative framework of indigenous research: The geocentric implications of Yin-Yang Balance

Abstract It has long been recognized that indigenous research should be helpful, if not essential, for an adequate understanding of local phenomena. The indigenous approach is consistent with, but extends beyond, the repeated calls for contextualizing management and organization research. However, the challenges of indigenous research are enormous. The purpose of this article is to shed light on these challenges by providing an integrative framework of indigenous research. In particular, I seek to explicate the existing conceptual confusions and flesh out the appropriate methodological procedures for indigenous research on Chinese management. To illustrate the framework, I show the value of yin-yang thinking by developing a cognitive frame, Yin-Yang Balance, to illustrate the unique and novel features of local perspective, including its application to case study method

The Politics and Practices of Low-Carbon Urban Mobility in China:4 Future Scenarios

This CeMoRe Report sets out 4 scenarios for future Chinese urban e-mobility, drawing on qualitative evidence regarding changing practices and social power relations

Balancing formality and informality in business exchanges as a duality: a comparative case study of returnee and local entrepreneurs in China

The management paradigms in the West mainly rely on legal contracts and explicit rules (formality), while the management traditions in the East emphasize social relationships and implicit norms (informality). In an era of ‘West-meets-East’, balancing formality and informality is becoming critical for firms, especially those facing institutional differences in transnational contexts and institutional transitions. In this study, we conducted a comparative multi-case study on returnee entrepreneurs and local entrepreneurs in China. We found that at the early stage of venturing returnee entrepreneurs emphasized formality more than informality, while local entrepreneurs stressed informality more than formality. However, the formality-informality balance among both returnee and local entrepreneurs converged over time in line with the institutional transition in China. Returnee entrepreneurs increased the emphasis on informality (but kept the dominant position of formality), whereas local entrepreneurs gradually shifted from informality to formality. The spatial pattern of asymmetrical balancing and the temporal pattern of transitional balancing are both rooted in the Chinese philosophy of Yin-Yang balancing