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This Article examines the business cultures prevalent in East Asian countries (mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan), explores their intellectual origins, and identifies characteristics that may be usefully considered when designing and implementing competition law and policy in the East Asian region. The suggestion is not that tools and concepts developed largely on the foundations of rational-actor-oriented economic reasoning should be abandoned in favor of a culturally relativistic approach. Rather, it is submitted that the effectiveness of those tools and concepts might be enhanced if applied with a nuanced understanding of the cultural influences on business decisions in the countries examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, by speaking to several Confucian respondents in the three Asian countries of Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore, the practitioner-academician examines self-discipline and the 9Ps, perceived through the Confucian visor. More specifically, the article offers self-discipline ways and pointers that bolster the various leadership qualities and character of a person, making the person a good leader. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article looks at the quality of life of people living in Confucian Asia. The geographic parameters of Confucian Asia, located in East Asia, are defined. The growing gross national product of the area is mentioned, but many feel that it will not improve the quality of life for residents. A political review of the area is presented, which notes that Confucian Asia is one of the least democratized regions in the world. The cultural values of Confucian Asia, which are based on the teachings of philosophers Confucius and Mencius, are also mentioned.

This article discusses philosophical influence, especially the influence made by Confucianism and Daoism, on the way Asian people see and understand the world. Recently, Richard Nisbett drew a connection between Chinese philosophy (Confucianism and Daoism) and the cognitive profiles of the people who live in Asian countries where Confucianism and Daoism are strong social and cultural traditions. He argues that there is a peculiar way that Asians think and perceive things and this cognitive pattern is influenced by a group of principles derived from Chinese philosophy. This article critically analyzes Nisbett's explanation, his emphasis on the principle of change in particular, and provides an alternative explanation of the connection between Chinese philosophy and cognitive peculiarities of Asians. Asians combine and integrate opposite viewpoints not because they believe that things change in all unexpected directions, but because they see the world as a big system with interrelated and mutually influencing components. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Debates the issue of whether East Asian cities with their Confucian heritage can support institutions of liberal democracy. Comparisons of classical Confucian and contemporary communication.