| Informal Modes of Governance in Customer Producer Relations: The Electronic Industry in the Greater Pearl River Delta (China) Contributor(s): Meyer, Susanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 3515098496 ISBN-13: 9783515098496 Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - History | Asia - China - History | Modern - 21st Century |
| Series: Megacities and Global Change / Megastadte Und Globaler Wande |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.6" W x 9.4" (0.88 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Greater Pearl River Delta (China) is one of the world's mega-city regions. Its electronics industry is an important driver for economic growth and prosperity in China with firms that are highly flexible and quickly adapting to changing markets. The objective of this volume is to understand how informal modes of governance in customer and producer relations contribute to a flexible production network. It investigates whether informal interactions make up for constantly changing formal regulations in China or smooth business operations as an innovative mean to manage a firm's network. The findings show that firms in the Greater Pearl River Delta organise their network by using a combination of formal and informal means in recruiting, contracting and enforcing processes. This research contributes to a better understanding of the complex business model in China and its implications for organisational novelty as such. |
