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...
This book analyses how China's firms in the consumer electronics (CE) sector have developed their business strategy and corporate governance during th...
How often do working-class children obtain college degrees and then pursue professional careers? Conversely, how frequently do the children of doctors and lawyers fail to enter high status careers upon completion of their schooling? As inequalities of wealth and income have increased in industrialized nations over the past 30 years, have patterns of between-generation mobility changed? In this volume, leading sociologists and economists present original findings and conceptual arguments in response to questions like these. After assessing the range of mobility patterns observed in recent...
How often do working-class children obtain college degrees and then pursue professional careers? Conversely, how frequently do the children of doctors...
After thirty years of economic reform, China has reached a crossroads in its development process, and faces many challenges in the use of natural resources, the living environment, and the economic, social and political systems. The sustainability of China's reform and development is even more salient in the face of the global financial crisis and economic recession. Taking the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as an iconic turning-point, the book explores key themes such as economic reform and sustainability, innovation and sustainability, globalisation and social development, and analyses the...
After thirty years of economic reform, China has reached a crossroads in its development process, and faces many challenges in the use of natural reso...
The Beginning Actor Series was created for elementary and middle school students as an introduction to acting. The introductory chapters on how to perform monologues and duet scenes are easy to read and give students a good background for performing. Each monologue and scene is short and easy to memorize. The selections allow for young students to begin comedic and dramatic acting with simple easy to read scenes and monologues.
The Beginning Actor Series was created for elementary and middle school students as an introduction to acting. The introductory chapters on how to per...
