03417oam 2200721I 450 991082822540332120240131141426.01-134-31790-50-203-44390-X1-134-31791-31-280-03667-20-203-41286-910.4324/9780203412862 (CKB)1000000000248375(EBL)200649(OCoLC)56551391(SSID)ssj0000291050(PQKBManifestationID)11235833(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000291050(PQKBWorkID)10248376(PQKB)11160081(MiAaPQ)EBC200649(Au-PeEL)EBL200649(CaPaEBR)ebr10101294(CaONFJC)MIL3667(OCoLC)52750175(FINmELB)ELB143325(EXLCZ)99100000000024837520180331d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCatch-up and competitiveness in China the case of large firms in the oil industry /Jin ZhangLondon ;New York :RoutledgeCurzon,2004.1 online resource (251 p.)RoutledgeCurzon studies on the Chinese economy ;8Description based upon print version of record.0-415-65373-8 0-415-33321-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-219) and index.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 ZhenhaiChallenges for large Chinese firmsConclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis 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 emeRoutledgeCurzon studies on the Chinese economy ;8.Petroleum industry and tradeChinaIndustriesSizeChinaBig businessChinaCompetitionChinaPetroleum industry and tradeIndustriesSizeBig businessCompetition338.2/7282/0951Zhang Jin1967,1635639MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828225403321Catch-up and competitiveness in China3976524UNINA