Diverse managerial control and worker resistance constitute two faces of the power struggle between management and migrant workers in contemporary South China. Their power struggle will be demonstrated in four contested terrains: Exit (the labour market), the labour process, the communication domain, and the reproduction process of labour force. The race of labour demand and supply in the local labour market is the bedrock of the power struggle in the workplace. In the labour shortage period, the high turnover and the insufficient labour supply push management to incorporate the control on worker's exit as an important part into their work. In the labour process, it is hard for management to stick on the overt, punishment-oriented control. Two new control models are created: the laissez-faire control and the "human-based" control. In contrary to the weakening managerial control, worker resistance becomes overt, frequent, and diverse in this period. It includes strike, direct refusal, making troubles, various individual transgressions, and the construction of resistant discourse. Mobile communication creates a new battlefield in which management invents novel ways to enhance control while workers discover new methods of self-protection and resistance. Mobile phone becomes a micro, electronic Panopticon, used by management to locate, track, and control workers. In order to resist the ubiquitous control brought by mobile phone, migrant workers either directly refuse to purchase a mobile phone, or create various excuses to "lose" the connection with management. The factory dormitory is the site where managerial control over the reproduction of labour force can practice. In the labour shortage period, management strengthens their control on the factory dormitory and canteen, in order to stabilize the labour force and reduce the labour cost. Strike, threat, complaint, and looking for alternatives are workers' tactics to resist the dormitory regime. These four contested terrains constitute a new picture of labour politics in South China, which is full of conflicts, ambivalences, contradictions, and innovations. / Key Words: Control, Resistance, Migrant Worker, Labour Politics, Mobile Phone, South China / This research examines a new sophistication in the power struggle between the new generation of migrant workers and their management, in a time of rising labour shortage in South China. Different from previous studies, this research focuses on the dynamic interaction between capital and labour and pays more attention to the creative practices of migrant workers, especially in their readiness to leave unhappy working conditions to seek jobs elsewhere, their strategic utilization of the advantage position in the labour market to fight for their interests, and their use of personal communication technology to open up a space for reshaping work relationships and circumventing control by the management. / Peng, Yinni. / Adviser: Susanne Y. P. Choi. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 72-10, Section: A, page: . / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 248-257). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [201-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese.

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Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--George Washington University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references.

Although the government role in the economy has extended to include various sectors of the economy, there are still problems of the causes of government involvement and how such involvement is related to the structure and function of the industrial government. The purpose of this study is to test the government involvement phenomenon both theoretically and empirically. The study compares two approaches to the government theories. The first approach deals with theories of capitalism and focuses on the function of the government methods as they are observed. The second approach deals with theories of the capitalist government and focuses on the functions and the form of the government as deducted from the historical analysis.

by Yao Fang. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-55). / ABSTRACT --- p.3 / CHAPTERS / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.4 / Chapter II. --- CHINA'S STATE ENTERPRISES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1. --- The operation of the state enterprise system --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2. --- Agent problems in the management of state enterprises --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Managers as agents of the government --- p.11 / Chapter 2.3. --- Soft budget constraints --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3.1. --- Implication --- p.14 / Chapter III. --- PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE ORIGIN OF THE INEFFICIENCY --- p.17 / Chapter 3.1. --- Enterprises and government apparatus --- p.17 / Chapter 3.2. --- Specification of property rights --- p.19 / Chapter 3.3. --- Institutional arrangement --- p.21 / Chapter IV. --- A REVIEW ON PRC'S ENTERPRISE REFORM --- p.24 / Chapter 4.1. --- The reconstruction of labour ownership --- p.24 / Chapter 4.2. --- The manager reform --- p.26 / Chapter 4.3. --- Some outcomes of the delegation --- p.27 / Chapter V. --- SHARE SYSTEM : A PROSPECT FUTURE --- p.29 / Chapter 5.1. --- To liberalize the economic foundation --- p.29 / Chapter 5.2. --- Share ownership system --- p.30 / Chapter 5.2.1. --- Purposes of share system reform --- p.31 / Chapter 5.2.2. --- Important factors in the application --- p.33 / Chapter 5.2.3. --- Some steps of share system reform --- p.34 / Chapter VI. --- CASE STUDY : SHANGHAI FEILO COMPANY LIMITED --- p.38 / Chapter 6.1. --- Introduction --- p.38 / Chapter 6.2. --- The process of transforming the share system --- p.40 / Chapter 6.3. --- Financial outcomes of the company --- p.43 / Chapter 6.4. --- Problems of the new system --- p.43 / Chapter VII. --- CONCLUSION --- p.46 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.51

by Chak Hoi Kee, Clara, Lee Chi Chung, Jonathan. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-72). / ABSTRACT --- p.II / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.III / INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / METHODOLOGY --- p.3 / LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.4 / PRIVATIZATION --- p.7 / Chapter 4.1 --- Definition --- p.7 / Chapter 4.2 --- Privatization and Economic Theory --- p.8 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Principal Agent Problem --- p.8 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Non-Profit Maximizing Objectives --- p.9 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Access to Information --- p.9 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Alternate Suggestions --- p.9 / Chapter 4.3 --- Motivations for Privatization --- p.10 / SOE REFORMS IN CHINA --- p.11 / Chapter 5.1 --- Inadequacy of Previous SOE Reforms --- p.11 / Chapter 5.2 --- Development of the Shareholding System Reform - Early Attempts --- p.12 / Chapter 5.3 --- Setback (1989-1991) --- p.12 / Chapter 5.4 --- Rapid Expansion and Standardization --- p.13 / Chapter 5.5 --- A Step Closer to Privatization --- p.14 / Chapter 5.6 --- Shrinking State Ownership --- p.15 / Chapter 5.7 --- """Let Go of the Small""" --- p.17 / Chapter 5.8 --- Take a Firm Grip on the Large --- p.18 / Chapter 5.9 --- Current Situation --- p.18 / DEVEOPMENT OF THE CHINESE CAPITAL MARKET --- p.20 / Chapter 6.1 --- The Chinese Stock Market --- p.20 / Chapter 6.2 --- Types of Shares --- p.21 / "TSINGTAO BREWERY COMPANY LIMITED (""TSINGTAO"")" --- p.23 / Chapter 7.1 --- Background --- p.23 / Chapter 7.2 --- Ownership --- p.24 / Chapter 7.3 --- Group Structure --- p.25 / LEGAL PERSONS --- p.25 / PRC INVESTORS --- p.25 / THE COMPANY --- p.25 / Chapter 7.4 --- Board of Directors (as of 1998) --- p.26 / Chapter 7.5 --- The Brewery Industry --- p.27 / Chapter 7.6 --- Initial Public Offering --- p.28 / Chapter 7.6.1 --- Business Performance Prior to IPO --- p.28 / Chapter 7.6.2 --- Restructuring of the Group --- p.29 / BOARD OF DIRECTORS --- p.30 / GENERAL MANAGER --- p.30 / Chapter 7.7 --- IPO in Hong Kong and Shanghai --- p.30 / Chapter 7.8 --- Business Downturn 1993-1996 --- p.32 / Chapter 7.8.1 --- Deny Reporting the First Interim Result --- p.32 / Chapter 7.8.2 --- Misuse of the IPO Proceeds --- p.33 / Chapter 7.8.3 --- Disappointing 1994 Results --- p.33 / Chapter 7.8.4 --- Unsuccessful Acquisition Attempts --- p.34 / Chapter 7.8.5 --- Loss of the Leading Position --- p.35 / Chapter 7.8.6 --- Change in Management --- p.36 / Chapter 7.9 --- Turnaround 1996-Present --- p.37 / Chapter 7.9.1 --- Second Restructuring in 1997 --- p.37 / Chapter 7.9.2 --- Refocus Efforts in Marketing Activities --- p.38 / Chapter 7.9.3 --- Expansion to the Low-Middle Market --- p.39 / Chapter 7.9.4 --- Further Acquisition Via Low Cost Expansion --- p.39 / Chapter 7.9.5 --- Enhancing Shareholders Value --- p.40 / Chapter 7.9.6 --- Outstanding First Half 1999 Results --- p.40 / Chapter 7.10 --- Financial Performance --- p.41 / CHINA TELECOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED --- p.43 / Chapter 8.1 --- Introduction --- p.43 / Chapter 8.2 --- Privatization --- p.43 / Chapter 8.3 --- Board of Directors --- p.45 / Chapter 8.3.1 --- Executive Directors --- p.46 / Chapter 8.3.2 --- Non-Executive Directors --- p.47 / Chapter 8.3.3 --- Independent Non-Executive Directors --- p.47 / Chapter 8.4 --- Government Regulations --- p.48 / Chapter 8.5 --- Telecommunication Industry in China --- p.48 / Chapter 8.6 --- Acquisition (1997-1999) --- p.49 / Chapter 8.7 --- Sales Analysis --- p.50 / Chapter 8.8 --- Profitability Analysis --- p.52 / Chapter 8.9 --- Financial Positions --- p.53 / Chapter 8.10 --- Overall Performance --- p.54 / Chapter 8.11 --- Future Prospects --- p.55 / IMPLICATIONS --- p.56 / Chapter 9.1 --- Agency Problem Remained --- p.56 / Chapter 9.2 --- Corporate Governance Weakened --- p.58 / Chapter 9.3 --- Corporate Disclosure --- p.58 / Chapter 9.4 --- Disappointing Results --- p.58 / Chapter 9.5 --- Turnaround --- p.59 / Chapter 9.6 --- Competition --- p.59 / Chapter 9.7 --- Scrutiny from the Capital Market --- p.60 / Chapter 9.8 --- "Is Privatization Necessary or is it a ""Red Herring""?" --- p.61 / RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.62 / Chapter 10.1 --- Corporate Governance Incentives --- p.62 / Chapter 10.2 --- Diversified Representation of Board Members --- p.63 / Chapter 10.3 --- Create a market for corporate control --- p.63 / Chapter 10.4 --- Modernize financial accounting and auditing practices --- p.64 / Chapter 10.5 --- Establishing the Rule of Law --- p.65 / SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION --- p.66 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.69

Submitted by William Justo Figueiro (williamjf) on 2015-08-20T18:03:29Z No. of bitstreams: 1 19e.pdf: 7025683 bytes, checksum: 1e19aec8c6acf50cce94b7b8684aa208 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-08-20T18:03:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 19e.pdf: 7025683 bytes, checksum: 1e19aec8c6acf50cce94b7b8684aa208 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Nenhuma / Esta pesquisa procura analisar criticamente o processo de implantação e execução da Política Industrial do Rio Grande do Sul (PI-RS), no período de 2012-2014. O trabalho consiste em uma pesquisa exploratória, com levantamentos bibliográficos e documentais. O Método de Pesquisa utilizado foi o de Estudo de Caso Único. O ponto de partida foi a revisão da literatura e do debate em torno do conceito de política industrial, estudando as concepções das escolas de pensamento econômico favoráveis e críticas à adoção deste tipo de política pública. Para a análise da Indústria e da Vantagem Competitiva das Nações o referencial é fortemente embasado no pensamento de Michael Porter, que inspirou a própria formulação do PI-RS. Os objetivos principais do trabalho são: i) apresentar a PI-RS e seus principais resultados no período analisado; ii) realizar a análise crítica da Política enfocando os cinco eixos que a compõem; e iii) sugerir elementos conceituais e práticos que possam contribuir para o aperfeiçoamento e uma maior efetividade da PI-RS. A base para tal análise é a pesquisa de campo realizada pelo autor, cuja coleta de dados ocorreu a partir de entrevistas semiestruturadas com 51 pessoas relevantes, no Rio Grande do Sul. Os resultados obtidos mostram inúmeros pontos fortes e uma aceitação geral consistente da Política Industrial, bem como, alguns poucos itens divergentes, porém, bem acentuados, como por exemplo, a questão do foco da PI-RS em relação aos setores selecionados para receberem o apoio governamental. Os resultados poderão servir como fonte de retroalimentação para as políticas públicas voltadas ao desenvolvimento econômico. / This research analyze critically the process of implementation and execution of the Rio Grande do Sul Industrial Policy (IP-RS), in the period 2012-2014. The work consist in an exploratory research, with documental and bibliographic survey. The Research Methodology was the Study of Single Case. The starting point was the literature review and the debate surrounding the concept of industrial policy, studying the conceptions of the schools of economic thought favorable and against the adoption of this kind of public policy. For the analyses of the Industry and the Nations Competitive Advantage, the referential is highly grounded in the thought of Michael Porter, who inspired the creation of the IP-RS. The main objectives of the work are: i) present the IP-RS and its main results in the studied period; ii) do the critic analyses of the Policy focusing the five axis that are part of the policy; and iii) suggest conceptual and practical elements that can contribute to the improvement and a bigger effectiveness of the IP-RS. The base for such an analyses is the field research made by the author, the data gathering of this research was made from semi-structured interviews with 51 relevant people, in the Rio Grande do Sul. The obtained results show many strengths and a general acceptance consistent with the Industrial Policy, as well as, a few divergent items, however, very pronounced, as for example, the focus of the IP-RS in relation to the selected sectors to receive the government support. The results can be used as a source of feedback for the public policies aimed to the economic development.

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