LEADER 03417oam 2200721I 450 001 9910828225403321 005 20240131141426.0 010 $a1-134-31790-5 010 $a0-203-44390-X 010 $a1-134-31791-3 010 $a1-280-03667-2 010 $a0-203-41286-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203412862 035 $a(CKB)1000000000248375 035 $a(EBL)200649 035 $a(OCoLC)56551391 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000291050 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11235833 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000291050 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10248376 035 $a(PQKB)11160081 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC200649 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL200649 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10101294 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL3667 035 $a(OCoLC)52750175 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB143325 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000248375 100 $a20180331d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCatch-up and competitiveness in China $ethe case of large firms in the oil industry /$fJin Zhang 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledgeCurzon,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (251 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledgeCurzon studies on the Chinese economy ;$v8 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-65373-8 311 $a0-415-33321-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [214]-219) and index. 327 $aBook 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 327 $aChallenges for large Chinese firmsConclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis book examines the role of corporate structure, including the role of corporate headquarters, in the success of large firms. It considers these issues in relation to large global corporations, thereby providing a 'benchmark', which is then used as a contrast in a discussion of corporate structure and the role of corporate headquarters within large Chinese firms, many of which have evolved from former government ministries. It includes a detailed case-study of firms in the crucially important oil and petro-chemical sector. Overall, the book shows what a hugely competitive battle China's eme 410 0$aRoutledgeCurzon studies on the Chinese economy ;$v8. 606 $aPetroleum industry and trade$zChina 606 $aIndustries$xSize$zChina 606 $aBig business$zChina 606 $aCompetition$zChina 615 0$aPetroleum industry and trade 615 0$aIndustries$xSize 615 0$aBig business 615 0$aCompetition 676 $a338.2/7282/0951 700 $aZhang$b Jin$f1967,$01635639 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828225403321 996 $aCatch-up and competitiveness in China$93976524 997 $aUNINA