The Transformation of Collectively Owned Enterprises and its Outcomes in China, 2001-05

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1651-1662

  Xia, Jun ^a   Li, Shaomin ^b   Long, Cheryl ^c,d  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

agency problems; collectively owned enterprises; ownership transformation; performance

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; OWNERSHIP; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRIVATIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 69349092668     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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