Lee Kean Yew
Biographic Data
| ID | 787477 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lee Kean Yew |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lee Kean |
| FAMILY NAME | Yew |
| SIGNATURE | YEW L K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malaya |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2313-4066 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Integration of the Ten Good Deeds (Fuzhi Shishanfa) in Buddhist Educational Endeavours: A Buddhist Approach To Ethical and Character Development
Professionalising Tacit Knowledge and Innovation Capacity: Case Studies of Chinese Family SMEs in Malaysia’s Rubber Manufacturing Sector
This study examines how the professionalisation of tacit knowledge and innovation capacity affects enterprise development in family businesses experiencing generational change. A conceptual framework is developed to link organisational outcomes with shifts in objective setting that influence innovation and development. Focusing on historical family business profiles from Malaysia’s Companies Commission (SSM), the research uses multiple case studi…
Exploring the Translation, Introduction, and Influence of A Dream of Red Mansions (Hong Lou Meng) in the Malay World
This article aims to determine the timeline of when Malay translations and introductions of A Dream of Red Mansions began to emerge. We will review previous discussions surrounding the translation and cultural dissemination of A Dream of Red Mansions within the Malay context and seek to correct any unfounded conclusions presented in those studies. Through an analysis of the various Malay translations, we aim to present a detailed portrayal of A D…
Chinese Family Businesses, Dialect Groups, and Succession Planning: Sme s’ Perseverance Practices in Malaysia
Chinese family businesses ( cfb s) have been perceived as a cornerstone of Malaysia’s economic and social fabric. The history of cfb s can be referred back to the early fifteenth century, when the Hokkien arrived in Nanyang as the earliest Chinese immigrants to work in trade ports. Since that time, cfb s have undergone an evolution in their structure, from a traditional Chinese form to more professionalized form. To better understand how immigrat…
Humanistic Buddhism in Malaysia: Jenjarom Chinese new village as a case study of compassionate community
Cold War Elements: A Discussion on the Influence of the Cold War on the Communist Party of Malaya from 1948 to 1989
The Communist Party of Malaya ( cpm ) evolved under the impact of the Cold War. Considering that the cpm was a left-wing political party that had a significant impact on many areas of Malaysia, this study tries to identify and investigate the causes of the cpm ’s inability to win the political fight from 1948 to 1989. Both domestic and internal party issues, along with the Cold War scenario, were a significant component that could not be neglecte…
Does China Matter to the Chinese Overseas? A Case Study of Malaysian Chinese Businesses
Do businesses owned or operated by the Chinese diaspora engage more with China than businesses owned by non-ethnic Chinese? To answer this question, ethnic Chinese owned companies listed on the Malaysian stock exchange were compared with non-Chinese owned/controlled on the extent of their business in China. Of some 800 listed companies as of December 2017, 547 or 68% are Malaysian Chinese companies. Of the latter, some 18.4%, conduct business in …
The Buddhist and Christian Perspectives on Business Ethics in Leading Chinese Business Practices
The religious practices of ethnic Chinese business leaders make an interesting debate for exploring how leadership, ethics and perspective are seen because of the sharp distinction made between â beforeâ and â afterâ . Business ethics applied to economics and business has a long tradition. While Buddhism focuses on experientially based ethical consciousness to develop the business with self-responsibility, Christian faith and reason intertwine to…
From China to fostering rooting innovation in Nanyang: Three generations of Malaysian Chinese family businesses in food manufacturing
The purpose of this study is to explore how Chinese family businesses (CFBs) in Malaysia can last three generations through the development of a tacit knowledge innovation by adapting to local markets from traditional food production (Southern China) to fostering rooting innovations in Nanyang (Southeast Asia-Malaysia). The author created this study by using stage model theory of development to compare the evolutionary development of the founding…
Adapting to local markets and political changes: Chinese businesses in Malaysia and Indonesia
The economic prosperity of Asian tigers is largely dependent upon the role of ethnic Chinese in forming an economic elite across the countries. The emerging countries of Asia are a diverse group, but Malaysia and Indonesia have a shared history that results in a familial bond between these two countries, with embedded similarities in language, culture and religion. Both countries have experienced an important structural shift in Chinese Malaysian…
Disparity in the progress of ethnic Indian enterprises: A study on transgenerational succession in Malaysia
This article examines the effect of academic qualifications and networking ties towards the evolvement of micro, small-medium, and large ethnic Indian enterprises in Malaysia. The study is based in multicultural Malaysia, where certain policies were implemented in favor of one specific ethnicity. Research indicates that better academic qualifications through transgenerational succession affect how entrepreneurs form connections with their familie…
Fostering Business Growth through Generational Change: Is Guanxi Still Important
Malaysian Chinese family businesses have been dynamic in adapting to economic and political changes, given the challenges where policies have favored larger local ethnic groups. This study aims to explore the importance of Malaysian guanxi in nurturing business growth, while investigating the intra-ethnic and inter-ethnic business networks that are tapped by Malaysian Chinese family businesses through generational change. As this study investigat…
Still a Chinese Family Business: The Role of Tacit Knowledge and Innovation in Malaysian Food Industry
Success in Chinese family business ( CFB ) does not automatically transfer from founder to the next generation. CFB in the first generation is situational and dependent on the previous history of the tacit knowledge required to sustain the business. CFB is known for its association with family alliances, habitual ownership practices and embedded networks. Consequently, a firm that has enjoyed success under its founder may not survive into the nex…
Still a family firm after knowledge transformation? Generational change and enterprise development of plastic manufacturing firms in Malaysia
This article focuses the changes in the family firms following the development of knowledge transformation with innovation across generational changes, with specific attention given top plastic manufacturing. The case study method is used to examine the impact of generational tracing by tracing the changes in objective, 3Ms and innovation when the new generation attempts to transform the tacit knowledge of the founder by developing the quality pr…
Tacit Knowledge and Generational Change: The China Factor, Enterprise Development and Malaysian Chinese Family SMEs in Traditional Food Production
Southeast Asia with its historical concentration of ethnic Chinese remains an important economic hub encouraging cross-disciplinary inquiries on themes relating to businesses. In industrialising Malaysia, there is little research on their capacity to develop tacit knowledge of the founding generation mostly inherited from China, before starting a business in Malaysia. This assessment of four thriving Malaysian Chinese family SMEs in food producti…
Navigating a Highly Protected Market: China’s Chery Automobile in Malaysia
The economies of Malaysia and China have become increasingly integrated through trading and investment linkages. This article focuses on one aspect of this relationship, examining Chery, a Chinese car maker, and its internationalisation strategy and its localisation efforts in Malaysia. It does this by analysing Chery's interaction with the host government, local partners and suppliers. Using an in-depth case study, it was found that Chery's expe…
Navigating a Highly Protected Market: China’s Chery Automobile in Malaysia
The economies of Malaysia and China have become increasingly integrated through trading and investment linkages. This article focuses on one aspect of this relationship, examining Chery, a Chinese car maker, and its internationalisation strategy and its localisation efforts in Malaysia. It does this by analysing Chery's interaction with the host government, local partners and suppliers. Using an in-depth case study, it was found that Chery's expe…
Humanistic Buddhism in Malaysia: Jenjarom Chinese new village as a case study of compassionate community
Does China Matter to the Chinese Overseas? A Case Study of Malaysian Chinese Businesses
Do businesses owned or operated by the Chinese diaspora engage more with China than businesses owned by non-ethnic Chinese? To answer this question, ethnic Chinese owned companies listed on the Malaysian stock exchange were compared with non-Chinese owned/controlled on the extent of their business in China. Of some 800 listed companies as of December 2017, 547 or 68% are Malaysian Chinese companies. Of the latter, some 18.4%, conduct business in …
Adapting to local markets and political changes: Chinese businesses in Malaysia and Indonesia
The economic prosperity of Asian tigers is largely dependent upon the role of ethnic Chinese in forming an economic elite across the countries. The emerging countries of Asia are a diverse group, but Malaysia and Indonesia have a shared history that results in a familial bond between these two countries, with embedded similarities in language, culture and religion. Both countries have experienced an important structural shift in Chinese Malaysian…
Still a family firm after knowledge transformation? Generational change and enterprise development of plastic manufacturing firms in Malaysia
This article focuses the changes in the family firms following the development of knowledge transformation with innovation across generational changes, with specific attention given top plastic manufacturing. The case study method is used to examine the impact of generational tracing by tracing the changes in objective, 3Ms and innovation when the new generation attempts to transform the tacit knowledge of the founder by developing the quality pr…
Tacit Knowledge and Generational Change: The China Factor, Enterprise Development and Malaysian Chinese Family SMEs in Traditional Food Production
Southeast Asia with its historical concentration of ethnic Chinese remains an important economic hub encouraging cross-disciplinary inquiries on themes relating to businesses. In industrialising Malaysia, there is little research on their capacity to develop tacit knowledge of the founding generation mostly inherited from China, before starting a business in Malaysia. This assessment of four thriving Malaysian Chinese family SMEs in food producti…
Navigating a Highly Protected Market: China’s Chery Automobile in Malaysia
The economies of Malaysia and China have become increasingly integrated through trading and investment linkages. This article focuses on one aspect of this relationship, examining Chery, a Chinese car maker, and its internationalisation strategy and its localisation efforts in Malaysia. It does this by analysing Chery's interaction with the host government, local partners and suppliers. Using an in-depth case study, it was found that Chery's expe…
Still a family firm after knowledge transformation? Generational change and enterprise development of plastic manufacturing firms in Malaysia
This article focuses the changes in the family firms following the development of knowledge transformation with innovation across generational changes, with specific attention given top plastic manufacturing. The case study method is used to examine the impact of generational tracing by tracing the changes in objective, 3Ms and innovation when the new generation attempts to transform the tacit knowledge of the founder by developing the quality pr…
Tacit Knowledge and Generational Change: The China Factor, Enterprise Development and Malaysian Chinese Family SMEs in Traditional Food Production
Southeast Asia with its historical concentration of ethnic Chinese remains an important economic hub encouraging cross-disciplinary inquiries on themes relating to businesses. In industrialising Malaysia, there is little research on their capacity to develop tacit knowledge of the founding generation mostly inherited from China, before starting a business in Malaysia. This assessment of four thriving Malaysian Chinese family SMEs in food producti…
Still a Chinese Family Business: The Role of Tacit Knowledge and Innovation in Malaysian Food Industry
Success in Chinese family business ( CFB ) does not automatically transfer from founder to the next generation. CFB in the first generation is situational and dependent on the previous history of the tacit knowledge required to sustain the business. CFB is known for its association with family alliances, habitual ownership practices and embedded networks. Consequently, a firm that has enjoyed success under its founder may not survive into the nex…
Adapting to local markets and political changes: Chinese businesses in Malaysia and Indonesia
The economic prosperity of Asian tigers is largely dependent upon the role of ethnic Chinese in forming an economic elite across the countries. The emerging countries of Asia are a diverse group, but Malaysia and Indonesia have a shared history that results in a familial bond between these two countries, with embedded similarities in language, culture and religion. Both countries have experienced an important structural shift in Chinese Malaysian…
Disparity in the progress of ethnic Indian enterprises: A study on transgenerational succession in Malaysia
This article examines the effect of academic qualifications and networking ties towards the evolvement of micro, small-medium, and large ethnic Indian enterprises in Malaysia. The study is based in multicultural Malaysia, where certain policies were implemented in favor of one specific ethnicity. Research indicates that better academic qualifications through transgenerational succession affect how entrepreneurs form connections with their familie…
Fostering Business Growth through Generational Change: Is Guanxi Still Important
Malaysian Chinese family businesses have been dynamic in adapting to economic and political changes, given the challenges where policies have favored larger local ethnic groups. This study aims to explore the importance of Malaysian guanxi in nurturing business growth, while investigating the intra-ethnic and inter-ethnic business networks that are tapped by Malaysian Chinese family businesses through generational change. As this study investigat…
The Buddhist and Christian Perspectives on Business Ethics in Leading Chinese Business Practices
The religious practices of ethnic Chinese business leaders make an interesting debate for exploring how leadership, ethics and perspective are seen because of the sharp distinction made between â beforeâ and â afterâ . Business ethics applied to economics and business has a long tradition. While Buddhism focuses on experientially based ethical consciousness to develop the business with self-responsibility, Christian faith and reason intertwine to…
From China to fostering rooting innovation in Nanyang: Three generations of Malaysian Chinese family businesses in food manufacturing
The purpose of this study is to explore how Chinese family businesses (CFBs) in Malaysia can last three generations through the development of a tacit knowledge innovation by adapting to local markets from traditional food production (Southern China) to fostering rooting innovations in Nanyang (Southeast Asia-Malaysia). The author created this study by using stage model theory of development to compare the evolutionary development of the founding…
Cold War Elements: A Discussion on the Influence of the Cold War on the Communist Party of Malaya from 1948 to 1989
The Communist Party of Malaya ( cpm ) evolved under the impact of the Cold War. Considering that the cpm was a left-wing political party that had a significant impact on many areas of Malaysia, this study tries to identify and investigate the causes of the cpm ’s inability to win the political fight from 1948 to 1989. Both domestic and internal party issues, along with the Cold War scenario, were a significant component that could not be neglecte…
Does China Matter to the Chinese Overseas? A Case Study of Malaysian Chinese Businesses
Do businesses owned or operated by the Chinese diaspora engage more with China than businesses owned by non-ethnic Chinese? To answer this question, ethnic Chinese owned companies listed on the Malaysian stock exchange were compared with non-Chinese owned/controlled on the extent of their business in China. Of some 800 listed companies as of December 2017, 547 or 68% are Malaysian Chinese companies. Of the latter, some 18.4%, conduct business in …
Exploring the Translation, Introduction, and Influence of A Dream of Red Mansions (Hong Lou Meng) in the Malay World
This article aims to determine the timeline of when Malay translations and introductions of A Dream of Red Mansions began to emerge. We will review previous discussions surrounding the translation and cultural dissemination of A Dream of Red Mansions within the Malay context and seek to correct any unfounded conclusions presented in those studies. Through an analysis of the various Malay translations, we aim to present a detailed portrayal of A D…
Chinese Family Businesses, Dialect Groups, and Succession Planning: Sme s’ Perseverance Practices in Malaysia
Chinese family businesses ( cfb s) have been perceived as a cornerstone of Malaysia’s economic and social fabric. The history of cfb s can be referred back to the early fifteenth century, when the Hokkien arrived in Nanyang as the earliest Chinese immigrants to work in trade ports. Since that time, cfb s have undergone an evolution in their structure, from a traditional Chinese form to more professionalized form. To better understand how immigrat…
Humanistic Buddhism in Malaysia: Jenjarom Chinese new village as a case study of compassionate community
Integration of the Ten Good Deeds (Fuzhi Shishanfa) in Buddhist Educational Endeavours: A Buddhist Approach To Ethical and Character Development
Professionalising Tacit Knowledge and Innovation Capacity: Case Studies of Chinese Family SMEs in Malaysia’s Rubber Manufacturing Sector
This study examines how the professionalisation of tacit knowledge and innovation capacity affects enterprise development in family businesses experiencing generational change. A conceptual framework is developed to link organisational outcomes with shifts in objective setting that influence innovation and development. Focusing on historical family business profiles from Malaysia’s Companies Commission (SSM), the research uses multiple case studi…
Business (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Asian Studies and History (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Marketing (7 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (7 works) · Family Business Performance and Succession (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · China (5 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (5 works)