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Chinese business has been developing successfully despite the difficulties associated with the pandemic. Last but not least, this success is associated with the formation of an effective synthesis of cross-cultural platforms of corporate culture and modern Western management systems in Chinese companies. The article examines the influence of traditional values on the management of modern Chinese enterprises. This influence is characterized as a 'projection of the provisions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism upon corporate culture. Projections coexist, intertwine and integrate with Western approaches to management. As a result, cross-cultural constructs are emerging that allow Chinese companies to combine both traditional Chinese and Western values, which opens the way to effective management and rapid cross-border expansion of activities. To substantiate this understanding of the modern Chinese management style, the article analyzes the activities of Alibaba Group. The analysis shows that in the latest official reports, the company declares values that are projections of the provisions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. At the same time, the concept of the «strategy core» is also included in the values, referring to the internationally widely recognized Balanced Scorecard (BSC) strategic management system developed by American specialists R. Kaplan and D. Norton. This paved the way for the practical application of BSC in Alibaba Group, which turned out to be very successful. The experience of the Chinese e-commerce giant deserves to be studied in connection with the increased importance of Russian-Chinese business cooperation for Russia in modern conditions. The problem of coincidences and discrepancies of values of different cultures should be explored more systematically in order to activate the above-mentioned cooperation.

The article aims at interpreting the collective behaviour of people subjected from early childhood to music education carried out with new, pioneering methods. This specific education takes place in Poniatowa, a small town in Lublin Voivodship, where a "musical conglomerate" has been in operation for 47 years, founded and managed to this day by a married couple of musicologists, Danuta and Witold Danielewicz. During the artistic work, unexpected and interesting effects of musical education have been observed, influencing the social integration of the children and young people subjected to this education.

Using the UK Fourth National Survey of Ethnic Minorities, we explore the determinants of religious identity for Muslims and non-Muslims. We find that Muslims integrate less and more slowly than non-Muslims. A Muslim born in the UK and having spent there more than 50 years shows a comparable level of probability of having a strong religious identity than a non-Muslim just arrived in the country. Furthermore, Muslims seem to follow a different integration pattern than other ethnic and religious minorities. Specifically, high levels of income as well as high on-the-job qualifications increase the Muslims' sense of identity. We also find no evidence that segregated neighborhoods breed intense religious and cultural identities for ethnic minorities, especially for Muslims. This result casts doubts on the foundations of the integration policies in Europe.