I started writing on linguistics:

1978, Some notes on tone-sandhi in Mandarin Chinese, in: GLOT 1(1978)-No.3, pp. 187-196.

1980, Redetwisten over rededelen – de westerse indeling van de woordsoorten toegepastop het Chinese (Dispute on parts of speech – the Western division of parts of speech applied to Chinese), in: Forum der Letteren, 1980-12, pp. 256 – 265.

1981, The grammatical theory of Fu Donghua, in: W.L. Idema ed., Leyden Studies in Sinology, Brill, Leiden, pp. 164 – 176.

1986, The History of Chinese Grammar Studies, Unpublished PhD thesis; order your copy from me.

Also see Peyraube’s and Chen’s appreciation.

1993, The category of adjective in Chinese grammars, in: J.C.P. Liang & R.D.E. Sybesma ed., From classical Fu to ‘three inches high’ – Studies on Chinese in honor of Erik Zürcher, Garant, Leiden/Leuven, pp. 129 – 139.

Then I moved on to organisation theory:

2000, Cognitive Space - A social cognitive approach to Sino-Western cooperation

This study is a fundamental improvement of the theory of Social Integration as proposed by Van Dongen e.a. (1995). While the original model was mainly designed to describe organising processes on the micro-level, the framework developed here expands the scope to meso- and macro-levels as well. The new framework can be regarded as one ofthe most comprehensive organisation theories of the social constructivist school. It provides exiting new insights in human organising processes, that will be useful to scholars of a number of academic fields. The reader is instructed in great detail how cognitive spaces like cities, provinces, markets, enterprises, associations, etc., are constructed in ongoing interaction. Moreover, this study comprises one of the first attempts to study cross-cultural cooperation from a social constructivist angle using case studies, most of which are taken from the author's own consulting practice.

Consultants and managers interested in the processes and dynamics of organisational change will find in this book an opportunity to apply the theory of Social integration on the meso and macro levels.

Eburon, Delft, € 27.-, 16 x 24 cm, 192 pag., paperback, ISBN 90 5166 795 7

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Peverelli, P, 2004, Creating Corporate Space - In Search of Chinese Corporate Identity, Research Memorandum 2004-20, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Peverelli, P, 2004, Crying over Spilt Milk - a cause map analysis of the milk dumping incident in the Shijiazhuang region, Workshop proceedings Modern Dairy Production and Research with experiences from Sino-Dutch Collaboration, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China.

Chinese presentation of the Zhengzhou paper

Peverelli, P, 2005, Chinese Corporate Identity, Routledge, London.

This text represents the first study of economic restructuring in reform era China to apply the concepts of identity and corporate space; notions which have become increasingly relevant as foreign invested and Chinese ventures face complex operational and societal issues in the wake of globalisation. I use my own theoretical framework to examine and detect multiple identities of Chinese enterprises within a larger, comprehensive organisation theory. A host of practical case studies taken from my time as a consultant help to illustrate this original theory, while providing a practical reference to the modern Chinese economy and Chinese management.

References

'Corporate identity, in the theoretical framework constructed

by Peverelli, is set within the wider social-cognitive context

of social organization. Corporate identity emerges from the

interaction between what the corporation wishes to be and what

its environment wishes it to be. This interaction leads to multiple

identities in multiple social- cognitive contexts. This approach is

illustrated with case studies of Chinese enterprises drawn from

Peverelliês own portfolio as a consultant.' - Reference & Research

Book News

'A welcome addition to the growing literature on corporate identity.

Its is useful to scholars specializing in organization theory, cultural

anthropology, sociology and business and economics as well as to

foreign companies and consulting firms interested in doing business

in China.' - The China Journal

'?the book is remarkable not only for the stories of Chinese

enterprises that the author tells, but because it is also conceptually

and methodologically fascinating' - Bob Tricker, University of Hong

Kong, Journal of Asian Business

Peverelli, P, 2006, Negotiating Space, in: K.B. Chan & L. Douw ed., Conflict and Innovation: Joint Ventures in China , Brill: Leiden, pp. 72 - 94.

Co-authored with Lynda Song Jiwen 2009 Responsible Leadership and the Establishment of Corporate Social Capital: in: Chinese Journal of Management 2009 - Vol. 6, No.7 .

Peverelli, P. 2009 The Tumen River Project - sensemaking in multiple contexts: in: International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management 2009 - Vol. 2, No.4 pp. 308 - 321.

Co-authored with K.B. Chan 2010 Cultural Hybridization: A Third Way Between Divergence and Convergence : in: World Futures Journal of General Evolution, Volume 66 Issue 3, 219 ? 242.

Co-authored with K. Verduyn 2010 Understanding the Basic Dynamics of Organizing , Eburon: Delft.

Organisation theory is a theoretical field of study distinct from more
practical fields such as general management, organisational behaviour and
human resource management. It is a basic science studying the ways human
actors organise themselves into groups with various degrees of complexity.
Organisation theory is not the study of organisations. Groups of actors referred
to as 'organisations' in everyday parlance only constitute one part of the groups
introduced in this text. Organisation theory is, therefore, a necessary tool not only
for students of business administration, but also for those of a wide range of other
academic fields, including sociology, cultural anthropology, public administration,
education and philosophy.

Co-authored with Lynda Song Jiwen 2010 Extending Network Analysis with Social Inclusions: A Chinese Entrepreneur Building Social Capital: in: Front. Bus. Res. China 2011, 5(1): 121?143.

2012 Chinese Organizations as Groups of People - Towards a Chinese Business Administration: in: ProtoSociology, Volume 28, 87 - 99.

Co-authored with Lynda Song Jiwen 2012 [forthcoming] Chinese Entrepreneurship - a Social Capital Approach , Springer: Heidelberg.

I occasionally write on the Chinese food industry:

China and the West: Can We Learn From Each Other?