Business strategy and corporate governance in the Chinese consumer electronics sector / Hailan Yang and Stephen L. Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yang, Hailan.

Contributor:

Morgan, Stephen L.

Series:

Chandos Asian studies series.

Chandos Asian studies series : contemporary issues and trends

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Household electronics industry--China.

Household electronics industry.

Corporate governance--China.

Corporate governance.

Business enterprises--China.

Business enterprises.

China--Economic policy.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book analyses how China's firms in the consumer electronics (CE) sector have developed their business strategy and corporate governance during the reform process. The CE sector is one of China's most important and dynamic manufacturing sectors. As one of the earliest market-oriented sectors after 1978, its experience illustrates the adoption of the Western model of management in China. This is the first book to analyse the link between business strategy, corporate governance and performance of firms, explicitly comparing state-, collective-, and privately-owned firms. This book argues tha

Contents:

Cover; Business Strategy and Corporate Governance in the Chinese Consumer Electronics Sector; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Abbreviations and acronyms; Preface; 1Introduction to strategy, corporate governance and corporate reform; Overview; Business strategy and the corporate governance of Chinese firms; Objectives of the book; Research methodology; Structure of the book; Notes; 2Business strategy and corporate governance: theoretical and empirical perspectives; Introduction; Institutional theory (IT); Business strategy (BS); Corporate governance (CG)

Gaps in the literatureConclusion; 3The economic background in China; Introduction; Economic reform in China; The development stages of the Chinese consumer electronics sector; The classification of firms by ownership in China; The shareholding programme in China; Background to the case firms; Conclusion; Notes; 4Business strategies in the focal companies; Introduction; The development of exploitation and exploration strategies in SOEs; The development of exploitation and exploration strategies in COEs; The development of exploitation and exploration strategies in DPOEs

Results of the business strategiesConclusion; Note; 5Ownership structure and the characteristics of the board in the focal companies; The ownership structure of the firms; Characteristics of the boards of firms; Conclusion; Notes; 6Links between institutions, business strategies and corporate governance; Introduction; The model of institutional factors, business strategies and corporate governance in China's transition context; Factors influencing the development of firms in China's transition context; The trend of development of Chinese firms; Contributions; Limitations; Conclusion; Note

7 ConclusionsSummary; Research and managerial implications; Avenues for future research; Bibliography; I Sources of references in Chinese; II Sources of references in English; III Useful links; IV List of interviewees from companies and non-company departments; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 26, 2013).

ISBN:

9781780633299

1780633297

OCLC:

866858707