The changing face of Chinese management /
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| Author / Creator: | Tang, Jie. |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2003. |
| Description: | x, 234 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Working in Asia |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4787063 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Of different minds: Collectivism and individualism
- Power and authority
- Harmony and hierarchy
- Against being blunt
- Saving face
- Trust and suspicion
- Settling disputes
- Negotiation
- Decision making
- Tradition and modernity
- Diversity
- Iideals and reality: a sociology of hypocrisy
- Confucius or Marx?
- 2. Mandarins and managers: The state sector
- The command economy
- Reform
- Nobody's business
- Prinipals and agents
- The institutional framework
- The state banks
- Asset-management companies
- 'Too many mothers-in-law'
- 'Do not falsify accounts'
- Corporate governance
- Blending business with politics
- Bureaucratic entrepreneurs
- Paths to growth
- Transforming the bureau
- 3. Inside the enterprise: Managerial appointments
- Management style
- The workshop manager
- Getting on track
- The decision making process: strategic investment
- Technology and the structure of the firm
- Breaking the iron rice bowl
- Trade unions and the Workers' Assembly
- 4. Taking the Capitalist Road: The return of the entrepreneur
- Red hats and roundabout investment
- Family business
- Finance
- Subsidiaries and diversification
- Creditable conduct
- Government relations
- Business associations
- 5. A shift in complexion: the emergence of new organizational forms
- Changing pockets
- Hi-tech spin-offs
- Learning and organizations
- Privatising the professions
- The changing balance
- 6. Managing a surprise: the township and village enterprises
- Comparative organizational strengths
- Enter the manager
- Contracts and collectives
- A helping hand
- 7. Where the twain meet: Establishing the venture
- Interpreting the law
- The return of the comprador
- Learning and adjustment in the joint venture
- Conflict and control in Chinese organisations
- Us and them
- Formalisation and responsibility
- Human resources
- The homecoming
- 8. Conclusions: The World Trade Organisation
- Continuity and change: a case study
