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Embracing Contradiction

In: Competitiveness of Chinese Firms

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  • Richard Li-Hua

    (SIAS International University)

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The twenty-first century is an era of rethinking and an era that calls for great wisdom and great strategy, inclusiveness, the seeking of common ground, and the embracing of contradiction in order to have an open mind and be forward thinking. The ancient Chinese philosophy of embracing contradiction has underpinned China’s legacy in the last 35 years. In the meantime, the gist of ancient Chinese philosophy—embracing contradiction—powers the innovation of Chinese enterprise management. This book presents the view that the embracing contradiction paradigm stimulates innovation at two levels: the strategic level for top-level design and the operational level for the economic base. Embracing contradiction not only stimulates the innovation of management concept, but also the innovation of technology and business management. This is what this chapter is about: How did “embracing contradiction” stimulate the innovation of management concept and philosophy? How did “embracing contradiction” stimulate the innovation of technology and business management?

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  • Richard Li-Hua, 2014. "Embracing Contradiction," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Competitiveness of Chinese Firms, chapter 5, pages 87-104, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-30930-3_5
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137309303_5
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