Management in China during the Age of Reform

Management in China during the Age of Reform by John Child

China has already become the world's second largest economic power, and it currently presents enormous business opportunities. Yet there is still a dearth of information in the West about how Chinese firms are run. In this invaluable 1994 book, Professor Child addresses this lack, examining management in China in all its different aspects. He covers the development of Chinese management during the period of economic reform in a number of areas including enterprise leadership, decision making, the management of marketing and purchasing transactions, the work roles of senior managers, personnel practices and reward systems. The experience of foreign firms entering joint ventures with Chinese enterprises is also reviewed in detail. The book provides a comprehensive survey of the subject, written on the basis of field work and direct contacts which the author has with Chinese enterprises.

'This book will be valuable to foreign investors … the quality of the commentary within the chapters and especially the final exploratory chapter set it well above most works on management in China' China Quarterly
' … adds an important piece to the jigsaw of our understanding of management in China and is a significant contribution to the literature.' Journal of Management Studies
'Professor Child has produced a pioneering study in a setting where managerial issues remain politically sensitive. It is necessary reading for those manufacturers and investors targeting China's burgeoning domestic markets.' Asian Affairs

John Child, Chair of Commerce, University of Birmingham, David Faulkner, Dean, Magna Carta College, University of Oxford, Stephen Tallman, E Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Richmond, Linda Hsieh, Senior Lecturer, SOAS University of London

John Child is Professor of Commerce at the University of Birmingham. In 2006 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of International Business, the Academy of Management and the British Academy of Management. He has authored papers in international journals
as well as 24 books, including Corporate Co-evolution with Suzana Rodrigues, which won the 2009 Terry Book Award of the Academy of Management. His current interests focus on hierarchy in organizations and society, cooperative strategy, and the internationalization of SMEs.

David Faulkner is an economist who spent much of his early career as a strategic management consultant with McKinsey and Arthur.D.Little. He is Professor Emeritus of Strategy at Royal Holloway, University of London, and was formerly Visiting Research Professor at The Open University. Until 2003 he
was Tutorial Fellow at Christ Church, Oxford and Member of the Governing Body, and an Oxford University Lecturer in Management Studies (Strategic Management). He has has published or edited fourteen books on co-operative strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and international business. He is currently
Dean and Founder of Magna Carta College, Oxford, a private business college.

Stephen Tallman is the E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor of Business at the University of Richmond. His research interests include global strategic management, geographic clusters, organizational knowledge and learning, and alliance strategies. He chaired the International Management
Division of the Academy of Management and founded and chaired the Global Strategy Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society. He is the founding editor and past co-editor of Global Strategy Journal and was an associate editor for Strategic Management Journal. He is a Fellow of the Academy of
International Business and of the Strategic Management Society.

Linda Hsieh is a Reader (Associate Professor) in International Business at the University of Birmingham, having previously worked at SOAS University of London. Her main research interests include decision-making, internationalization of firms, and management of international strategic alliances. Her
research has been funded by the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust. She has published in the Journal of World Business, International Business Review, Journal of International Management, Management International Review, R&D Management, and Technological Forecasting and Social Change.

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ISBN 13	9780521420051
ISBN 10	0521420059
Title	Management in China during the Age of Reform
Author	John Child
Series	Cambridge Studies In Management
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1994-08-26
Number of pages	356
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