Chinese Management Studies: Volume 7 Issue 2

Automobile industry, guanxi, and social networks in China: Empirical study of 32 automakers and 477 parts suppliers

Khan‐Pyo Lee, Jang‐Ho Choi

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that affect the stability of interfirm trading ties in China's transitional economy. In particular, the paper explores whether…

Electronic information industry, clustering and growth: empirical study of the Chinese enterprises

Jianguo Fang, Huiwu Guo

Firm growth in industry clusters is a complex issue. On the one hand, industrial clusters can promote firm growth. On the other hand, they can restrict the growth of a firm in…

Evolutionary dynamics of high technology industry: modeling of semiconductor sector in China

Yue Zhang, Jiang Yu, Yanmei Liu

The purpose of this paper is to explain how institutional elements and market conditions shape and then reshape the development of high‐tech industries in large emerging countries.

Health care industry, customer orientation and organizational innovation: A survey of Chinese hospital professionals

Yafang Tsai

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the strategy of market orientation and organizational innovation.

The impact of supply chain integration on firm performance in the pork processing industry in China

Jiqin Han, Hualiang Lu, Jacques H. Trienekens, S.W.F. (Onno) Omta

Supply chain integration (SCI) is one of the most distinctive dimensions in achieving long‐term competitive advantage in the business world. Although considerable state‐of‐the‐art…

Industrial cluster, government agency and entrepreneurial development: A case study of Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province

Rongzhi Liu, Qingxiong Weng, Guanfeng Mao, Tianwei Huang

The purpose of the paper is to explore why the entrepreneurial activities are agglomerative in a cluster and to investigate the government agencies' functions in the industry…

In search of a Chinese internationalization theory: A study of 12 automobile manufacturers

Ralf Drauz

The purpose of this paper is to exhibit the influencing factors on and the process of internationalization with regard to Chinese automobile companies.

Tie diversity, ambidexterity and upgrading of the latecomer firm in global production networks: Evidence from China's plastic equipment industry

Xin‐min Peng, Dong Wu

Global production networks (GPN) propel process and product upgrading of the latecomer firm (LCF), promoting its present operating efficiency on one hand, but, on the other hand…

Insights from E=mc2 for management research

Check Teck Foo

Guest editorial

Jiang Yu, Rui Chen