TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zhang,Jin
TI  - Catch-up and competitiveness in China: the case of large firms in the oil industry 
SN  - 9780415333214
U1  - 338.272820951 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - London
PB  - RoutledgeCurzon
KW  - Big business
KW  - China
KW  - Competition
KW  - Industries
KW  - Size
KW  - Petroleum industry and trade
N1  - This book examines the role of corporate structure, including the role of corporate headquarters, in the success of large firms. It considers these issues in relation to large global corporations, thereby providing a 'benchmark', which is then used as a contrast in a discussion of corporate structure and the role of corporate headquarters within large Chinese firms, many of which have evolved from former government ministries. It includes a detailed case study of firms in the crucially important oil and petro-chemical sector. Overall the book shows what a hugely competitive battle China's emerging 'national champions' face with their global competitors, and puts forward policy implications for both large Chinese firms and the Chinese government concerning how business systems should be reformed further still in order to construct globally competitive large industrial corporations
ER  -