TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends in Chinese enterprise management, 1978-1982.
AU - Lockett, M.
AU - Littler, C. R.
N1 - Funding Information:
* The research on which this paper is based is supported by a project grant from the Social Science Research Council, as well as being assisted by the British Academy/SSRC exchange scheme with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. We are grateful for the help of the Institute of Industrial Economics, Beijing, and the Guangdong, Sichuan and Shanghai Academies of Social Science in 1981 and 1982. Our thanks also go to Joan Wright for typing the article and conference paper on which it was based.
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - Economic reforms in relation to industry have passed through three phases, centred on: 1) expanded autonomy for experimental enterprises in 1978-80; 2) 'economic responsibility systems' in 1981-82; and 3) 'consolidation', particularly of large enterprises from 1982. While limited in scope, the reforms have had a significant impact on management practices. In addition there have been moves towards greater industrial democracy, involving the election of managers and workers' congresses. In practice, however, the degree of democracy is limited and varies widely between plants and regions. Another aspect of change has been a greater emphasis on the smaller urban collective enterprises. Overall reform policies face substantial inertia, a half-way house which may lead to worse long term economic problems than either more rigid planning or further reform. -Authors
AB - Economic reforms in relation to industry have passed through three phases, centred on: 1) expanded autonomy for experimental enterprises in 1978-80; 2) 'economic responsibility systems' in 1981-82; and 3) 'consolidation', particularly of large enterprises from 1982. While limited in scope, the reforms have had a significant impact on management practices. In addition there have been moves towards greater industrial democracy, involving the election of managers and workers' congresses. In practice, however, the degree of democracy is limited and varies widely between plants and regions. Another aspect of change has been a greater emphasis on the smaller urban collective enterprises. Overall reform policies face substantial inertia, a half-way house which may lead to worse long term economic problems than either more rigid planning or further reform. -Authors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0021595568&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/b978-0-08-030849-4.50010-3
DO - 10.1016/b978-0-08-030849-4.50010-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0021595568
SP - 61
EP - 82
JO - Unknown Journal
JF - Unknown Journal
ER -
