Overseas Chinese Christian Entrepreneurs in Modern China - A Case Study of the Influence of Christian Ethics on Business Life

Inspired by Max Weber's thesis on the Protestant ethic, this volume examines the influence of Christianity on overseas Chinese entrepreneurs working in China during its transition from a centrally-planned economy toward a market economy under Communist rule.

List of contents

Acknowledgments; List of Tables and Figures; Chapter 1 Introduction: Studying Christian Ethics and Business Life in Post-1978 China; Chapter 2 Religion and Economic Life: The Protestant Ethic and Max Weber's Legacy; Chapter 3 Overseas Chinese Christian Entrepreneurs in Post-1978 China (Shanghai): Business, Faith and Ethics; Chapter 4 Religious Motivation and Entrepreneurial Spirit; Chapter 5 Business-Faith Integration: Three Types; Chapter 6 Communities of Faith: Fellowships for Overseas Chinese Christian Businesspeople in Shanghai; Chapter 7 Female Entrepreneurs: Four Stories; Chapter 8 Conclusion and Research Implications; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Joy Kooi-Chin Tong is Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies at Indiana Wesleyan University, and was previously a postdoctoral research associate at the Center on Religion and Chinese Society at Purdue University, USA.

Product details

• Authors: Joy Kooi Tong, Joy Kooi-Chin Tong, Tong Joy Kooi-Chin
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2013
• EAN: 9781783080564
• ISBN: 978-1-78308-056-4
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology; China in the 21st Century
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Ethics, Religious ethics, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups