The Multinational Corporation in China: Controlling Interests (Organization and Strategy) [Hardcover]

Stephen Todd Rudman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 11, 2006 | Series: Organization and Strategy

The Multinational Corporation in China: Controlling Interests addresses the question of how multinational corporations control and coordinate their worldwide affiliates, with a fascinating inside story on contemporary China.

• Focuses on dynamic management control processes by four large US multinational corporations of their China operations.
  
• Based on the author’s own research, including personal interviews with senior managers, and discussions with consultants, lawyers, and government officials.
  
• Reviews internal as well as publicly available company documents, and books, newspapers and periodicals dealing with relevant industries and with China.
  
• Enables readers to understand how multinational corporations are managed.
  
• Facilitates the development of a coherent theory of management control.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A thorough, in-depth analysis of the multinational experience in China; strikes the right balance between theory and practice." Oded Shenkar, The Ohio State University

"I have found Stephen Todd Rudman's Controlling Interests to be a fascinating study of the problems and possibilities of achieving effective coordination and control of multinational corporate subsidiaries located in China. Given the rapidly expanding importance of China based enterprise to our global political economy, this book based on in-depth case studies of the interactions between MNCs and their Chinese affiliates provides critical insights for managers and scholars alike which will enable them better to understand the complexities of operating in the
twenty-first century 'Middle Kingdom'." Edwin M. Epstein, University of California, Berkeley

“Professor Rudman has written the definitive guide to understanding the Chinese business environment and its complex management practices. Well written, thoroughly researched and supported by actual cases, this is an essential resource for any executive doing business in China and with China.” Michael A. Mische, University of Southern California

From the Back Cover

The Multinational Corporation in China: Controlling Interests addresses how multinational corporations control and coordinate their worldwide affiliates, with a fascinating inside story on contemporary China.

Focusing on the control and coordination by four large US multinational corporations of their China operations, Rudman bases the book on his own original research within the China affiliates of these companies, conducted over a two-year period. Sources include personal interviews with senior managers, as well as discussions with consultants, lawyers, and government officials. Rudman also reviews internal and publicly available company documents, and books, periodicals, and newspapers dealing with relevant industries and with China.

The book concentrates on dynamic management control processes, enabling readers to understand how multinational corporations are managed; its precise definition of control and coordination facilitates the development of a coherent theory of management control. Alongside a clearer understanding of multinational management control, readers will find in this book rich insights into the nature of business relationships in China.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (September 11, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405133694
• ISBN-13: 978-1405133692
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #888,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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