The Globalization of Chinese Business

Part 1: The Evolution of Chinese Management

• 1: The Real Leap Forward: China’s R&D and innovation strategy
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • The Real Leap Forward
  • Catching up in high-potential sectors
  • Conclusion
• 2: ‘With a little help from the state’: endogenous and exogenous dynamics in China’s cluster economy
  • Abstract
  • The structure of the Wenzhou district economy
  • Elements for a typology of China’s clusters
  • The role of trade in the ascent of the Wenzhou economy in the global value chain
  • Obstacles in the development of Wenzhou’s economy
  • The impact of informal finance on Wenzhou’s cluster economy
  • Establishment of the Wenzhou financial pilot zone as an answer to the private debt crisis?
  • Concluding remarks
• 3: State-owned versus private enterprises in China: adoption of modern HRM practices
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical framework: adoption of modern HRM practices
  • Hypotheses
  • Empirical methodology
  • State-owned and private enterprise HRM practices compared
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
• 4: The influence of family control on business performance and financial structure: a matched pair investigation of listed companies in China
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical framework and hypotheses
  • Empirical methodology
  • Data analysis
  • Discussion
  • Implications
  • Conclusion
• 5: Internationalisation strategies of medium-size multinational firms: when size matters in Chinese markets
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical background
  • Research framework
  • Field study: method and evidence
  • Results and findings
  • Managerial implications
  • Further research steps and additional research directions
• 6: Transfer of HRM practices in French multinational companies: the case of French subsidiaries in China
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Transfer of HRM practices at three levels
  • Cultural distance
  • Institutional interactions
  • Entry mode choice
  • Expatriates
  • Methodology and research design
  • Findings and discussion
  • The reproduction of HRM practices in a foreign market
  • Parent company HRM practices in foreign market adaptation
  • Conclusion
• 7: How risky is China’s red capitalism? Restructuring in the Chinese financial services sector
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Conceptualising the sustainability of the Chinese capitalist system
  • Statistical analysis of the financial services sector in China
  • Reforms and control of the banking sector and of financial services
  • Concluding analysis: How risky is China’s capitalist system judging by its financial services industry?

Part 2: China’s Growing Services Sector

• 8: The effects of the global financial crisis on the Shanghai stock market
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Literature review
  • Data and methodology
  • Research findings and analysis
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix
• 9: Chinese healthcare system reforms and household saving patterns: some stylised facts
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Healthcare sector reform in urban China
  • Literature review on saving behaviour in China
  • Data and empirical analysis
  • Conclusion
• 10: China’s growing consumer culture: implications for marketing strategy
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Bridging the urban−rural divide
  • The diversification of taste and consumer discernment
  • China’s Food Safety Law and Tort Law
  • Implications for marketing strategy
  • Summary and conclusions
• 11: Country-of-origin effects on Chinese consumption of branded foreign products
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Literature review
  • Research method
  • Research results and discussions
  • Managerial implications and conclusion
• 12: Advertising in the luxury sector in China: standardisation or adaptation? A comparison between China and Italy
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Cross-cultural research in advertising
  • Advertising: a comparison between China and Italy
  • Luxury fashion advertising: a comparative analysis
  • A comparison between Chinese and Italian ads
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion and managerial implications
• 13: Asian growing markets and competition: evidence in the Chinese wine market
• Abstract
• Wine in Asian markets
• Chinese consumers
• Chinese wine consumers
• Demand for imported wine in China
• Conclusions