Overview

Chinese business firms and their networks of personal and business relationships, are becoming increasingly important players in the global economy. This book examines the global and regional operations of Chinese business firms and considers their implications for the management and organisation of these firms, aided by specific case studies. Written by leading researchers in this field, The Globalisation of Chinese Business Firms is a valuable and timely contribution to the study of Asian business systems.

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Author:   H. Yeung ,  K. Olds ,  Kristopher Olds (Lecturer, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore)
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.586kg
ISBN:  

9780333716298

ISBN 10:   0333716299
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   24 November 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Globalizing Chinese Business Firms: Where are They Coming From, Where are They Heading ?; Henry Wai-chung Yeung and Kris Olds PART ONE: GLOBALIZATION OF CHINESE BUSINESS: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES What is Chinese about Chinese Family Business? And How Much is Family and How Much is Business?; Gordon Redding Reciprocity and Control: The Organization of Chinese Family-owned Conglomerates; Gary G.Hamilton The Dynamics of the Globalisation of Chinese Business Firms; Henry Wai-chung Yeung Globalization, Institutionalisation and the Social Foundation of Chinese Business Networks; Liu Hong Internationalization of Ethnic Chinese Owned Enterprises: A Network Approach; Haiyan Zhang and Daniel Van Den Bulcke PART TWO: MANAGING CHINESE BUSINESS ACROSS BORDERS Transplanting Enterprises in Hong Kong; Sia-Lun Wong Bridging the Continents: The Roles of Los Angeles Chinese Producer Services in the Globalization of Chinese Business; Yu Zhou Chinese Business Networks and the Globalization of Property Markets in the Pacific Rim; Katharyne Mitchell and Kris Olds The Internationalization of Singaporean Firms into China: Entry Modes and Investment Strategies; Chia-Zhi Tan and Henry Wai-chung Yeung Failures and Strategies of Hong Kong Firms in China: An Ethnographic Perspective; Alan Smart and Josephine Smart PART THREE: IMPLICATIONS Epilogue; Henry Wai-chung Yeung and Kris Olds

Reviews

'...a book on the operation of overseas Chinese business firms is long overdue and this collection goes some way along the road of identifying the distinctive feature that lie behind the success of overseas Chinese business enterprises...The collection is a welcome and extremely useful contribution to an important new research area in economic geography - that of the identification and conceptualisation of cultural, historical and organisational differences in the ways in which capitalism operates in different parts of the world [Crouch and Streeck, 1997: 1-17].' - John R. Bryson, The University of Birmingham, The Service Industries Journal

Author Information

HENRY WAI -CHUNG YEUNG is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore. He has conducted extensive research on Hong Kong firms in Southeast Asia and the regionalization of Singaporean companies. His publications include 'Transnational Corporations and Business Networks: Hong Kong Firms in the ASEAN Region '(Routledge, London'). KRIS OLDS is Lecturer in the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore. His research interests include globalization and urban change, Pacific Rim cities, migration and the social foundations of economic processes. His publications include' Globalization and Urban Change: Capital, Culture and Pacific Rim Mega-Projects; (Oxford University Press)'.

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