China's Domestic Private Firms : Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Management and Performance.

One of the most important outcomes of market reforms in China over the past 20 years has been the emergence of a significant domestic private sector, which now accounts for almost a third of China's GDP and is by far the country's most important source of employment growth. This book is th...

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Main Author: Tsui, Anne S.
Other Authors: Bian, Yanjie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1. Explaining the Growth and Development of the Chinese Domestic Private Sector; 2. Explaining China's Emerging Private Economy: Sociological Perspectives; 3. Family Businesses in China, 1978-96: Entry and Performance; 4. Transnational or Social Capital? Returnees versus Local Entrepreneurs; 5. The Sweatshop and Beyond: Authority Relations in Domestic Private Enterprises; 6. Property Rights Regimes and Firm Behavior: Theory versus Evidence.
  • 7. Observing Private Business in China8. A Survey of the Economics Literature on China's Nonstate Enterprises; 9. Decentralization and the Structure of Chinese Corporate Boards: Do Politicians Jeopardize Board Professionalism and Firm Performance?; 10. Firm Behavior in a Mixed Market: The Case of China; 11. In Marketplace and Boardroom: What Do We Know and Not Know about China's Nonstate Enterprises?; 12. China's Domestic Private Firms: A Literature Review and Directions for Future Research; 13. Authority and Benevolence: Employees' Responses to Paternalistic Leadership in China.
  • 14. The Commitment-Focused HRM System: Adoption and Performance Implications in Domestic Private Firms15. Lenovo's Pursuit of Dynamic Strategic Fit; 16. The Emergence of China's Private-Sector Firms: Theory Development in the Midst of Evolving Institutional and Industrial Conditions; 17. China's Private Sector: A Global Perspective; About the Editors and Contributors; Index.