Eng-juanng’s research while affiliated with Nanyang Technological University and other places

Numerous studies have been done and various explanations have been advanced in the literature on overseas Chinese business success and entrepreneurial capabilities. However, most of the studies are broad-based and focused on the macro-level; there is relatively little account in the literature on the more down-to-earth, micro-level entrepreneurial characteristics and management styles of the small Chinese firms that have contributed to their success. The purpose of this paper is to record our observations of the more down-to-earth aspects of the entrepreneurial characteristics and management styles of small Chinese businesses in Malaysia and Singapore that have contributed to their success. We also attempt to relate these peculiar characteristics and styles to Sun Zi’s in “Art of War”.