中国管理研究之展望——中国管理理论与管理的中国理论

The Future of Chinese Management Research:A Theory of Chinese Management Versus a Chinese Theory of Management

中国管理学术的发展存在两种可能演进路径:第一,发展中国管理理论——侧重于在中国背景下运用与完善其它情境中发展出的管理理论。从这个意义上讲,正在兴起的中国经济给验证与完善通用性的管理理论提供了一个天然实验室。第二,发展管理的中国理论——着力于对中国独有的管理现象给出解释。为更好地阐释中国现象,该路径应摆脱西方学者设定议题的制掣,而由中国学者自主、创造性地开发研究议题。最后,本文就中国管理研究之未来路径选择的意义,以及两种路径的关系进行了讨论。

Two approaches to the evolution of Chinese scholarship are possible. The first （developing a theory of Chinese management） focuses on applying and refining theories developed elsewhere in a Chinese context. In this sense, the emergence of the Chinese economy represents an important natural experiment for the test and refinement of general management theories. The second （developing a Chinese theory of management） focuses on creating explanations for the existence of unique Chinese management phenomena that are uniquely Chinese. This approach a research agenda created by Western scholars in favor of a research agenda rejects created by Chinese scholars in order to understand Chinese phenomena. The implications of choosing either of these approaches to the future of Chinese management research, and possible relationships between them, are discussed.