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Asian business groups : context, governance and performance /
The Asian economic landscape is dominated by various types of business group. Asian Business Groups provides a comprehensive review and introduction to the different types of business group. The origins and founding context of groups from particular national settings form the basic structure of the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Chandos,
2008.
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| Colección: | Chandos Asian studies series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Asian Business Groups: Context, governance and performance; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and tables; About the author; Preface; Business groups in comparative perspective; Business group dimensions and definition; The context for business groups; The structure of this book; The structure of each chapter; 1 The bright and dark sides of Asian business groups; The bright side: what is the good news about business groups?; What's wrong with business groups?; Performance measurement; Four perspectives on business group performance.
- 2 Prototypes: colonial business groups in Asia before 1945The origins of colonial business groups in Asia; The development and diversification of the colonial firm; Governance and structure of colonial business groups; Colonial business group performance; Origins; Comparing colonial business groups and zaibatsu; Notes; 3 Continuity and change in Japan's business groups; Introduction; Origins and context of Japan's keiretsu business groups; Keiretsu corporate governance; Keiretsu organisation structure and management; Performance assessment in the high Keiretsu period.
- The changing international economyWeaker economic performance since 1991; Institutional change in the 1990s; Continuity in the Keiretsu system; Underlying 'macro forces' for change; Conclusions; 4 State-constructed business groups: the Korean chaebol; Introduction; The origins of Korea's state-constructed business groups; Co-evolutionary dynamics; Corporate governance and organisational structure; Chaebol and Keiretsu management and structures compared; Social capital and innovation in Korean firms; The financial performance of the chaebol.
- Restructuring after the Asian financial crisis of 1997Social analysis suggests slow change; Conclusion; 5 Searching for business groups in Taiwan; The context for the formation of Taiwan's business groups; Governance and structure of Taiwan's business groups; The performance of Taiwan's business groups; Note; 6 Business groups in mainland China; The emergence of business groups in mainland China; Diversification in Chinese business groups; Organisational structure of mainland China's business groups; Governance; Governance in private business groups; Performance.
- 7 Hong Kong based business groupsThe rise and formation of Hong Kong based business groups; The marginalisation of the Hongs and the rise of local business groups; Business groups from Hong Kong: the rise of local capital; Diversification in Hong Kong firms; Hong Kong business group structure and governance; Performance; 8 Business groups in India; Introduction; The origin of business groups in India; Bureaucratic state capitalism; Liberalisation; Corporate governance and organisation structure; The performance of business groups and their affiliates.