As China has blended market reforms with comprehensive industrial policies, most research has focused on the national government's strategies for economic growth. However, one of the unique characteristics of industrial policy in China is that it involves government intervention  at all levels, from the political elite all the way down to village leaders.
This book focuses on the domestic appliance industry, and China's three major business groups in this area - Haier, Hisense and Aucma. The Haier Group, in particular, is one of the most successful and competitive enterprises in...

Conspicuously, the world becomes a global village. More and more students and professions study and/or work abroad. For more effective intercultural communication, it is necessary for us to pay attention to both the study and experience of intercultural communication apprehension (ICA). This research investigates international students perceptions of ICA. The research is conducted from an interpretive paradigm by engaging in the methodology of autoethnography and long interviews. By autoethnography, the researcher constructs a portrait of herself and looks critically at her own experiences of...