Thirty years of China's economic reform : institutions, management organizations and foreign investment / / Yue Wang and Prem Ramburuth, editors

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publisher's, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (243 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.951/05
• Soggetto topico: Investments, Foreign - China
• Soggetto geografico: China Economic policy 1976-2000; China Economic policy 2000-
• Altri autori: WangYue RamburuthPrem
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- THIRTY YEARS OF CHINA‟S ECONOMIC REFORM: INSTITUTIONS, MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT -- THIRTY YEARS OF CHINA‟S ECONOMIC REFORM: INSTITUTIONS, MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PART I. INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS, BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND PERFORMANCE -- Chapter 1 A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE DOWNFALL OF HIGH-PROFILE ENTREPRENEURS DURING THE CHINESE ECONOMIC REFORM -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- TEN CASES OF HIGH-PROFILE FAILURES OF CHINESE ENTREPRENEURS -- UNIQUE POLITICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT -- Fragile Financial System -- PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS -- INFLUENCES OF CHINESE CULTURE -- BURDEN OF "ORIGINAL SINS" -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 THE EMERGENCE OF THE INSTITUTION OF MINGONGZHI AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR A UNIFIED LABOUR MARKET IN CHINA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CHANGES IN URBAN WORKFORCE WITH THE INFLUX OF MINGONG -- THE INSTITUTION OF MINGONGZHI: NATURE, AND PROBLEMS -- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY -- Population Sample -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Three Pillars of mingongzhi - Regulative -- Normative -- Cultural-Cognitive -- A NEED TO DEINSTITUTIONALISE AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 GOVERNANCE THROUGH GOVERNMENTS: SINGAPORE‟S TRANSFER OF PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT „SOFTWARE‟ TO CHINA THROUGH JOINT VENTURES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SINGAPOREAN AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS -- CHINA-SINGAPORE SUZHOU INDUSTRIAL PARK (SIP) -- Introduction -- Organisation, Planning and Overall Results -- WUXI SINGAPORE INDUSTRIAL PARK (WSIP) -- Introduction -- Planning, Organization and Overall Results -- DALIAN CONTAINER TERMINAL CO. LTD (DCT) -- Introduction -- Planning, Organization and Overall Results -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES. ; Chapter 4 CONTEMPORARY ENTREPRENEURS IN SOUTH CHINA: A DISCUSSION OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL VALUES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Defining "Entrepreneur" in Contemporary China -- Regulatory Definition of Entrepreneur -- Incubators -- THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK: CROSS-CULTURAL VALUES THEORY -- Individual Value Dimensions -- Ten Individual Values -- CHINESE VALUES -- Cultivation of the Self as a Member of the Community -- Importance of Family -- Extending Relationships beyond the Family -- Correct Behaviour -- Importance of History -- Participation in Society -- Universalism -- Business and Confucianism -- Values of Entrepreneurs -- Hierarchical Order of Schwartz‟ Value Dimensions from Past Studies in China -- VALUE DIMENSIONS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP -- METHOD -- ANALYSIS AND RESULTS -- CULTURE AREAS -- CROSS-REGIONAL DIFFERENCES -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- PART II: ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES AND INNOVATIONS -- Chapter 5 UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS GROUP GOVERNANCE IN CHINA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- RESEARCH BACKGROUND -- CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF BUSINESS GROUPS -- THE CASE STUDY FINDINGS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 WORKER MOTIVATION DURING CHANGING PERIODS: THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL IN CHINA‟S ECONOMIC REFORM -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORICAL COMPARISONS: A FOUR-STAGE CYCLE -- CHINESE WORKERS‟ MOTIVATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL -- Empirical Studies on Work Motivation at the Early Stage of China‟s Economic Reforms -- Chinese Cultural Architecture and its Impact on Workplace Behaviour -- Psychological capital of Chinese Workers -- LONG MARCH AHEAD: MULITFACETED FEATURES OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN CHINA -- Workers in Enterprises with Different Types of Ownership -- Workers in State-Owned Enterprises -- Workers in Private-Owned Enterprises -- Workers in Village-Township Enterprises -- Workers in Foreign-Owned Companies. ; Modern Enterprise Management Training, Research and Development -- Rural Migrant Workers in Urban Areas, Women Workers, and Other Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Workers -- Rural-Urban Migrant Workers -- Women Workers -- Other Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Workers -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 UPPER ECHELONS IN THE PEOPLE‟S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: EVIDENCE FROM THE 15 LARGEST COMPANIES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORY -- Age -- Functional Background -- Tenure in the Organization -- Formal Education -- UNIT OF ANALYSIS AND DATA SOURCES -- AN OVERVIEW OF THE 15 LARGEST COMPANIES IN PRC -- Sector and History -- Ownership -- International Engagement -- TOP MANAGERS‟ OBSERVABLE CHARACTERISTICS -- Age -- TOP MANAGERS‟ OBSERVABLE CHARACTERISTICS -- Age -- Tenure in the Organization (Other Career Experience) -- Formal Education -- Political Affiliation -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 THE RISE OF FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS IN CHINA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BRIEF PROFILES OF FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS IN CHINA -- ANALYSIS OF FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN CHINA -- Vision and Motivation -- Family Support System -- Guanxi Network -- Challenges and Discriminations -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART III: INWARD AND OUTWARD FDI -- Chapter 9 THE CHINESE DRAGON ENGAGES AFRICA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND -- CHINA‟S STRATEGIC INTENTIONS -- CHINA - AFRICA TRADE AND INVESTMENT FLOWS -- Energy Resources and China‟s Search for Oil -- Building Infrastructure in Africa -- Impact of China‟s Exports to Africa -- CHINA‟S SOFT DIPLOMACY POLICY IN AFRICA -- WEIGHING THE BALANCE -- Mutual Benefits -- Challenges and Questions Arising -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10 ON THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF CHINA‟S BIG BUSINESS GROUPS AFTER THREE DECADES OF REFORM -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BUSINESS GROUPS IN CHINA. ; BUSINESS GROUP POLICY: BUILDING CHINA‟S FIRST TNCS? -- BUSINESS GROUP EXPANSION -- INTERNATIONALIZATION AND THE TRIAL BUSINESS GROUPS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11 BARRIERS AND FACTORS AFFECTING THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF CHINESE SMES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- The Internationalisation of Chinese SMEs: Conceptual Framework -- THE ANALYSIS -- DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12 ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND ASEAN OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS: A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF BI-LATERAL TRADE AND THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGION AND ITS ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA -- ASEAN EXTERNAL POLICIES, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CHINA-ASEAN TRADE RELATIONS -- CHINA-ASEAN TRADE RELATIONS DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE 1970S TO THE PRESENT DAY -- THE CASE OF SINO-SINGAPORE SUZHOU INDUSTRIAL PARK PROJECT (SIP) -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
• Sommario/riassunto: The rise of China as an economic superpower is one of the most dramatic developments in the history of capitalism. This book is a collection of cutting edge research that reviews the path the country's institutions and organizations have taken and the role that foreign investment has played during the past three decades.
• Titolo autorizzato: Thirty years of China's economic reform
• ISBN: 1-61122-339-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910962048503321
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• Serie: China in the 21st century (Commack, NY)