Tradition and Transformation in a Chinese Family Business

ISBN-13: 9781032082745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 260 str.

Karin Ling Chau

Opis

This book examines the nature of Chinese family business and the key issues involved by exploring in detail the case of a leading Hong Kong jewellery company which was established in the early 1960s and which has grown to become one of the biggest jewellery manufacturers, exporters and retailers in post-war Hong Kong.

Spis treści

List of figures

List of tables

Acknowledgements

Notes

Part I

1 Introduction

2 Politics, economy, and society of post-war Hong Kong

3 A life history of Fong

4 To produce or to die: the development of Fong’s manufacturing business

5 Beyond manufacturing: the development of Fong’s showroom business

6 From a manufacturer to a brand: the development of Fong’s retail business

Part II

7 Jan cing mei management

8 The crises

9 The transformers and the transformation

10 The eternal return of the Chinese boss

11 Conclusion

References

Glossary

Index

O autorze

Heung Wah Wong is Associate Professor in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Hong Kong.

Karin Ling-Fung Chau is a MPhil/PhD student in the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s College London.