List of Figures

List of Tables

Foreword

Francis Fukuyama

Notes on the Contributors

Part I The Nature of Trust

Building Trust in Asian Business

John B. Kidd

Frank-Jurgen Richter

East Asian Economies: Westernization, Liberalization and New Regionalism

Ivan Tselichtchev

Part II The Antecedents of Trust

Is Wealth Creation Sustainable? Trust, Need and Greed in the Development Process

Hock-Beng Cheah

Sustainable Governance for Sustainable Development

Gill-Chin Lim

The `Co-op-Comp' Chinese Negotiation Strategy

Tony Fang

Tao Zhugong's Chinese Business Principles (770-221 BC): A Convergence with Modern-day Construction and Real Estate Practices

Sui Pheng Low

Part III Trust in Asian Governance and Commerce

The Role of Trust in the Process of Alliance Evolution

Anna Goussevskaia

John B. Kidd

Business Linkages and Resilience of SMEs during the East Asian Crisis: The Role of Networks and Trust between TNCs and Local Suppliers

Philippe Regnier

How Sustainable are Benefits from Global Production Networks? Malaysia's Upgrading Prospects in the Electronics Industry

Deiter Ernst

Asian Values, Malaysian Style: Imperatives for Building Cross-cultural Partnerships in Malaysia

David Wong

Michael Yeoh

Focus on China: New Challenges for Japanese-German Strategic Business Alliances in a Dynamic Environment: A Theoretical View of Third-market Business Collaboration

Rene Haak

Trust and Antitrust in Cross-cultural Alliances: Cross-cultural Management Challenges in Japan

Pawel Komender

Clusters as `ba' for Knowledge Management

Yoko Ishikura

A Cross-cultural Comparative Study of German and Singaporean Employees' Trust Decisions Following a Takeover: Implications for Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions

Gunter K. Stahl

Chei Hwee Chua

Creating Trust in the Korean Chaebol

John Barry Kotch

Part IV Personal and Public Roles

Developing Trust: Obstacles and Understanding

Lionel Stapley

Name Index

Subject Index