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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450432403321

Autore

Zhang Jin <1967, >

Titolo

Catch-up and competitiveness in China : the case of large firms in the oil industry / / Jin Zhang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004

ISBN

0-203-44390-X

1-134-31791-3

1-280-03667-2

0-203-41286-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Collana

RoutledgeCurzon studies on the Chinese economy ; ; 8

Disciplina

338.2/7282/0951

Soggetti

Petroleum industry and trade - China

Industries - Size - China

Big business - China

Competition - China

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; The function of corporate headquarters; Corporate structure and headquarters' function: BP and Shell; Government centralisation and corporatisation: CNPC and Sinopec from the 1950s to 1997; Restructuring for vertical integration and flotation: CNPC and Sinopec in 1998 and 1999; Corporate structure and headquarters' function: PetroChina and Sinopec; From production unit to autonomous enterprise and back to production unit: Daqing and Zhenhai

Challenges for large Chinese firmsConclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the role of corporate structure, including the role of corporate headquarters, in the success of large firms. It considers these issues in relation to large global corporations, thereby providing a 'benchmark', which is then used as a contrast in a discussion of corporate structure and the role of corporate headquarters within large



Chinese firms, many of which have evolved from former government ministries. It includes a detailed case-study of firms in the crucially important oil and petro-chemical sector. Overall, the book shows what a hugely competitive battle China's eme