Asian Business Groups

Provides a comprehensive overview and introduction to the types of business group that dominate the Asian economic landscape. This book shows how groups from different national contexts develop particular approaches to strategy and to the development of core capabilities. It addresses the implications for Asian international competitiveness.

Auteur

Professor Michael Carney joined Concordia University's Department of Management in 1984. He has held visiting positions at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Tianjin University and the University of South Australia. His research has appeared in major business journals.

Texte du rabat
The Asian economic landscape is dominated by various types of business group. "Asian Business Groups" provides a comprehensive review and introduction to the different types of business group. The origins and founding context of groups from particular national settings form the basic structure of the book. Emphasis is given to both the similarities and differences in group governance and performance and the implications for Asian international competitiveness are addressed.

Contenu
The varieties of Asian business group; Asian business groups in history pre-1945; Overseas Chinese business groups in ASEAN- origins, context, governance and performance; Japanese Keiretsu - origins, context, governance, performance, international expansion, current restructuring; Korean Chaebol - origins, context, governance, performance, international expansion, current restructuring; India's business groups; Mainland China's business groups - state-created and induced. The emergence of private business groups; Government-led business groups in Singapore and Taiwan; Business groups in Asean - Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines; prospects for BGs in the emerging Asian economies (e.g. Vietnam); The international competitiveness of Asia's business groups- future issues, developmental paths.