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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828906003321

Autore

Tang Jie

Titolo

Managers and mandarins in contemporary China : the building of an international business alliance / / Jie Tang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-134-22669-1

1-134-22670-5

1-280-21707-3

9786610217076

0-203-01478-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies on the Chinese economy ; ; 16

Disciplina

658.0490951

Soggetti

Industrial management - China

Construction industry - China - International cooperation

Joint ventures - China

Corporate culture - China

Project management - China

Conflict management - China

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. [168]-171) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Managers and Mandarins in Contemporary China The building of an international business alliance; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Part I; 1 Introduction; 2 Conflict, culture and construction; Part II; 3 Background to the project; 4 Tendering; 5 Foundations; 6 Erection; 7 Completion; Part III; 8 Conclusion; Appendix Organizations and individuals mentioned in the text; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study explores the question as to whether the way in which Chinese management handles conflict is fundamentally different from elsewhere or much the same. It does so by examining in detail an international joint venture construction project, where managers rooted in contrasting business systems were brought together, and by showing how the project progressed over time, how various conflict



situations arose, and how they were handled. In addition, the book provides an in-depth account of the inner workings of the Chinese business world, touching on issues such as:diff