@techreport{f481c0bae89341e794dd8a2755b4da62,
title = "On Being {"}Chinese Overseas{"}: The Case of Chinese Indonesian Entrepreneurs",
abstract = "Two things characterize the ethnic Chinese overseas: their subjection to discrimination and their over-representation (relative to the local people in the place of destination) in self-employment and entrepreneurship (Chan Kwok-bun 2004:xiii). Much has been written on ethnic Chinese firms in Southeast Asia. A major part of the scholarly attention has gone into trying to understand and explain business success. As such the debate has for a long time, in a rather dichotomizing way, been divided into capitalist (profit maximisation) and cultural (personal relationship) explanations as the main drivers for this so-called success. Since the late 1990s the debate has entered a new phase, sometimes referred to as the {"}revisionist mood‿ enhancing the deconstruction and de-mystification of ethic Chinese businesses. Interestingly enough the debate has been rather quiet on issues of identity and ethnic self-representation. This is where this paper tries to fill a gap. By focusing on the role and meaning of ethnicity and religion (as identity markers) in enterprise development, leadership and management styles, and decision-making and networking I hope to contribute to a better understanding of the significance of {"}being Chinese overseas‿ and {"}New-Born Christian‿ in entrepreneurial identity. Empirical case material on several new-born Christian ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs of small and medium sized companies in Indonesia shall be used to explore this delicate relationship. The overtly non-Christian socio-political domination and the contested citizenship position of ethnic Chinese in parts of the region shall be features of the necessary contextual discussion. ",
keywords = "Ethnic Chinese, Indonesia, Entrepreneurship, New Order, Chineseness, Ethnic Chinese, Indonesia, Entrepreneurship, New order, Chineseness",
author = "Juliette Koning",
note = "Paper presented at the inaugural international workshop {\textquoteleft}ChinaWorld{\textquoteright} on 10-11 March 2006 at Asia Research Centre, Copenhagen Business School",
year = "2006",
month = apr,
language = "English",
series = "Copenhagen Discussion Papers",
number = "2006-5",
publisher = "Asia Research Centre. Copenhagen Business School",
address = "Denmark",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "Asia Research Centre. Copenhagen Business School",
}