Catch-Up and Competitiveness in China: The Case of Large Firms in the Oil Industry

ISBN-13: 9780415333214 / Twarda / 2004 / 252 str.

Jin Zhang

Opis

This book examines the role of corporate structure, including the role of corporate headquarters, in the success of large firms in China.

Spis treści

List of Tables  List of Figures  List of Abbreviations  Acknowledgements  1. Introduction  2. The Function of Corporate Headquarters  3. Corporate Structure and Headquarters' Function: BP and Shell  4. Government Centralisation and Corporatisation: CNPC and Sinopec from 1950s to 1997  5. Restructuring for Vertical Integration and Flotation: CNPC and Sinopec in 1998 and 1999  6. Corporate Structure and Headquarters Function: PetroChina and Sinopec  7.  From Production Unit to Autonomous Enterprise and back to Production Unit: Daqing and Zhenhai  8. The Challenges for Large Chinese Firms  9. Conclusion  Bibliography

O autorze

Jin Zhang is Leverhulme Research Fellow in the Judge Institute of Management and Fellow of Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge. Her main research interests are international business and China. She is currently undertaking research on China's large corporations and their position within the global business system.