Tang, Jian. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 144-148). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese.

The increasing globalisation of business activities since the Second World War might seem to indicate the end of economic diversity within and among nations, and to point towards the standardisation of business recipes across the industrialised world. However, various cross-cultural studies have revealed considerable differences among organisations even within the fairly narrow context of Europe (for example. Lane, 1989; 1992), which are attributed to differences in the institutional environments in which the organisations are embedded. Institutional theorists argue that contingency theorists' emphasis on the influence of the task environment of an organisation, and cultural theorists' focus on the influence of ideational factors, are not sufficient to explain the continuing diversity of organisations across nations. This research analyses the influence of the institutional environment on the business recipe of private sector organisations. It thus combines institutional theories of organisations and the concept of business recipes. The companies analysed are Esso in Britain and Germany. Given that Esso in both countries is part of the Exxon Corporation, the research not only considers the influence of the national institutional environment, but also offers insights into the workings of a multinational organisation. In-depth case studies of both companies were undertaken by way of interviews and documentary research. These case studies were contextualised by research into areas such as the nature of the petroleum industry, the economic context of the companies, and the history and policy of Exxon Corporation. The case studies reveal that despite each company's common dependence on Exxon and a fair degree of similarity in the technical factors of their environments, they have distinctive features in their business recipes, and these can be attributed to the configurations of the respective institutional environments. The study illustrates the need for the managers to cope with conflicting institutional pressures, especially from their parent company and the national institutional context. Overall, the findings support the view of institutional theorists (for example Lane, 1989; Whitley, 1992a) that economic diversity among countries will persist as long as the configurations of key national institutions differ.

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梁育成. / Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學硏究院歷史學部. / Reprint of manuscript. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 1-15 (3d group)). / Liang Yucheng. / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue yan jiu yuan li shi xue bu.

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許寶強. / Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學. / Manuscript (reprint of computer printout). / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-139). / Xu Baoqiang. / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue. / 鳴謝 / 論文撮要 / 前言 --- p.1 / Chapter 第一章 --- 七九年以來中國的外貿開放政策 --- p.9 / Chapter 第二章 --- 理論問題 --- p.35 / Chapter 第三章 --- 進出口成本 --- p.56 / Chapter 第四章 --- 進出口的結構變化 --- p.75 / Chapter 第五章 --- 貿易與發展問題 --- p.89 / Chapter 第六章 --- 結論 --- p.122 / 附件一 --- p.125 / 附件二 --- p.127 / 參考書目 --- p.129