by Lam Chick-leung. / Bibliography: leaves 53-54 / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1985

by Tsang Chun Kong, Simon & Wong Hak Keung, Albert. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-81). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iv / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.6 / Chapter III. --- ISSUES IN DEVELOPING THE CHINA MARKET --- p.12 / Basic Strategic Questions --- p.12 / Market Potential --- p.15 / Culture --- p.25 / Joint Venture Issues --- p.34 / Reaching the Customers --- p.42 / Management --- p.48 / Chapter IV. --- BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT MODEL --- p.51 / Chapter V. --- ANALYSIS OF REAL LIFE SITUATIONS USING THE MODEL --- p.56 / Case I SACM --- p.56 / Case II Amoco Chemicals Far East Limited --- p.61 / Chapter VI. --- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.69 / Recommendations for Future Research --- p.71 / APPENDIX 1 Resumes of the Project Writers --- p.73 / APPENDIX 2 Useful Organizations and Contacts --- p.75 / APPENDIX 3 Dr. Charles. F. Steilen's Marketing System --- p.76 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.80

by Freda, Ng Lai-fong & Tracy, Ng Chui-ha. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leave 100-106). / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.viii / ACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.ix / CHAPTER / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- OBJECTIVES --- p.4 / Chapter III. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.5 / Analysis Framework --- p.5 / Market Definition --- p.6 / Data Collection Method --- p.6 / Respondents Profile --- p.7 / Chapter IV. --- INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT --- p.9 / Economic Environment --- p.9 / Legal Environment --- p.20 / International Regulatory System --- p.22 / Summary --- p.23 / Chapter V. --- CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHINA COMPUTER MARKET --- p.25 / Market size --- p.25 / Product Trends --- p.34 / Consumer Profile --- p.39 / Company Profile --- p.43 / Competitors Profile --- p.50 / Summary --- p.57 / Chapter VI. --- OPPORTUNITIES OF THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY IN CHINA FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS --- p.59 / Opportunities - Better Investment Environment --- p.59 / China's Commitment to Economic Reform --- p.59 / Better Investment Environment After Re-entering GATT --- p.61 / National Development Plan --- p.63 / Cost Advantages --- p.65 / Reliance on Foreign Investment and Technological Transfer --- p.65 / Dissolution of COCOM and Release of US Export Controls --- p.66 / Opportunities - Market Potential for Foreign Computer Vendors --- p.67 / Market Niche - Product Types --- p.67 / Market Niche - Potential Market Segmentation --- p.72 / Chapter VII. --- THREATS OF THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY IN CHINA FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS --- p.75 / Competition --- p.75 / Domestic competition --- p.75 / Overseas Competition --- p.76 / Uncertainty --- p.78 / Political Instability --- p.78 / New Taxation System --- p.79 / Foreign Exchange Risk --- p.79 / Finding Good Partner --- p.80 / Increasing Operating Cost and Decreasing Profit --- p.81 / Increasing Cost for Human Resources --- p.81 / Increasing Other Operating Costs --- p.81 / Training Cost --- p.82 / Education and Promotion Cost --- p.82 / Competition Reducing Profit --- p.83 / Demanding Consumers --- p.83 / Development Constraints --- p.84 / Insufficient Infrastructure --- p.84 / Poor Foundation and Lack of Supporting Industry --- p.84 / Social Problems --- p.85 / Grey Market --- p.85 / Poor in Law Enforcement --- p.86 / Corruption --- p.86 / Culture Difference --- p.87 / Chinese Decision Making Process --- p.87 / Organization Culture --- p.87 / Chapter VIII. --- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION --- p.88 / An Optimistic Future --- p.88 / People Relationship --- p.89 / Investment Preparation --- p.90 / Organizational Management --- p.91 / Long-term Objective --- p.91 / People Management --- p.91 / Image Maintenance --- p.92 / Business Practice --- p.93 / Trust --- p.93 / Face --- p.93 / Incentive --- p.94 / Beware of Chinese Culture --- p.94 / APPENDICES --- p.95 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.100

by Chan Yee-tak, Douglas. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-96). / ABSTRACT --- p.iv / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.v / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.viii / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.ix / CHAPTERS / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Purpose of the Study --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Objectives of the Study --- p.2 / Chapter II. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- Research Design --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- Topic Definition and Assumption --- p.4 / Chapter 2.3 --- Data Collection --- p.5 / Chapter 2.4 --- Treatment of the Data --- p.6 / Chapter 2.5 --- Limitations and Obstacles --- p.6 / Chapter III. --- GENERAL BACKGROUND THEORIES OF FDI --- p.8 / Chapter IV. --- SINO-JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT AND TRADE PATTERN --- p.12 / Chapter 4.1 --- Japan's Economic Environment --- p.12 / Chapter 4.2 --- China's Economic Environment . . --- p.15 / Chapter 4.3 --- Sino-Japanese Trade Pattern --- p.17 / Chapter V. --- THE FDI ENVIRONMENT IN THE PRC --- p.26 / Chapter 5.1 --- Development of FDI in China --- p.26 / Chapter 5.2 --- Recent Policies for FDI in China --- p.31 / Chapter 5.3 --- Direct Investment Patterns in China --- p.33 / Chapter 5.4 --- Incentives for Foreign Investors --- p.40 / Chapter VI. --- JAPANESE GLOBAL INVESTMENT PATTERN --- p.42 / Chapter 6.1 --- Japanese FDI Pattern Worldwide --- p.42 / Chapter 6.2 --- Japanese FDI Pattern in China --- p.48 / Chapter 6.3 --- Canon in Dalian --- p.53 / Chapter 6.4 --- Yaohan in Beijing and Shanghai --- p.55 / Chapter 6.5 --- Trend of Japanese FDI in China --- p.58 / Chapter VII. --- JAPANESE INVESTMENT APPROACH IN THE PRC --- p.61 / Chapter 7.1 --- Japanese Approach --- p.61 / Chapter 7.2 --- Other Investors' Approaches --- p.62 / Chapter 7.3 --- Investment Incentives for Japanese Investors --- p.64 / Chapter VIII. --- PROBLEMS FACED BY JAPANESE INVESTORS IN THE PRC --- p.66 / Chapter 8.1 --- General Problems --- p.66 / Chapter 8.2 --- New Tax System in China --- p.70 / Chapter 8.3 --- Technology Transfer --- p.72 / Chapter 8.4 --- Corruption --- p.74 / Chapter IX. --- PROJECTION OF JAPANESE FDI IN THE PRC --- p.76 / Chapter 9.1 --- The Outlook of FDI in China --- p.76 / Chapter 9.2 --- Prospect of Japanese Companies in China --- p.79 / Chapter X. --- CONCLUSIONS --- p.81 / APPENDICE / Chapter 1. --- PRIORITY INVESTMENT AREAS IN CHINA --- p.84 / Chapter 2. --- CHINA'S TOP TEN FFEs (MANUFACTURING) IN 1992 --- p.85 / Chapter 3. --- RULES FOR SETTING UP A JOINT VENTURE IN CHINA --- p.87 / Chapter 4. --- CHINA'S NEW TAXES --- p.88 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.89

by Yu Ip Wing. / Thesis (M.Ph.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1988. / Bibliography: leaves 1-4 (last group).

Li Kam-chuen. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: leaves 174-180.

Thesis. 1976. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND DEWEY. / Vita. / Includes bibliographies. / Ph.D.

by Leung Chun Ming, Timothy, Sau Chi Ming. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-75). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iii / ABSTRACT --- p.iv / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.viii / LIST OF TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.x / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Background --- p.1 / Project Objectives --- p.2 / Definitions --- p.3 / Nature of Venture Capital --- p.5 / Stages of Development --- p.6 / Advantages of Bring in Venture Capital --- p.8 / Venture Capitalist Activities --- p.10 / Investment Environment in China --- p.11 / Venture Capital Investment In China - General Background --- p.13 / Chapter II. --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY --- p.16 / Literature Review --- p.16 / Preliminary Interviews --- p.17 / Survey Research --- p.17 / Follow up Interviews --- p.21 / Research Limitations --- p.21 / Chapter III. --- an analysis of the venture capital investment activities IN PRC --- p.22 / Profile of Respondents --- p.25 / Representativeness of Respondents --- p.27 / Step 1: Deal origination --- p.28 / Step 2: Screening --- p.30 / Step 3: Evaluation --- p.41 / Step 4: Deal Structuring --- p.49 / Step 5: Post-investment activities --- p.56 / Chapter IV. --- conclusion --- p.59 / apprenddc - questionnaire --- p.67 / bibliography --- p.74

by Poon Ka-Yee. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 36-38). / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.v / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.vi / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- OBJECTIVE --- p.2 / Chapter III. --- MODEL --- p.4 / Chapter IV. --- ANALYSIS --- p.6 / Government --- p.6 / Rent --- p.7 / Tax --- p.7 / Form of Business --- p.9 / Demand Condition --- p.10 / Factor Condition --- p.11 / Related and Supporting Industries --- p.13 / Material Suppliers --- p.13 / Banking --- p.14 / Stock Market --- p.16 / Accounting and Auditing --- p.16 / Insurance --- p.17 / Advertising --- p.17 / Arbitration system --- p.17 / Foreign Exchange System --- p.18 / "Firm Strategy, Structure and Rivalry" --- p.19 / Chance --- p.19 / Chapter V. --- ANALYSIS RESULT --- p.22 / Favorable Industry --- p.24 / Accounting & Auditing --- p.24 / Steel Production --- p.26 / Favorable but Restrictive Industry --- p.28 / Mobile Phone --- p.28 / Oil Refinery --- p.30 / Unfavorable but Protective Industry --- p.32 / Computer hardware and software production --- p.32 / Chapter VI. --- CONCLUSION --- p.33 / Chapter VII. --- FURTHER RESEARCH --- p.35 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.36

While investment incentives are increasingly employed by the developing economies, the vast amount of literature has failed to reach a consensus on the role of incentive regimes. A fundamental problem with the previous econometric studies is that they assume a mature market condition, under which the government should remain outside FDI competition. However, in reality, most developing countries lack a mature market and market-oriented regulatory institutions. This thesis adds to the conventional wisdom by examining whether and how Chinese investment incentive regimes have been successful in harnessing FDI during the last three decades. Like many developing economies, China is still in the process of building a market economy. The striking ability of China to attract FDI with numerous incentives presents a meaningful laboratory for examining the role of investment incentives. In contrast to most previous economic studies, this thesis does not attempt to examine the economic mechanisms of investment incentives. The basic presumption of this thesis is that incentive measures are instrument of state intervention with designed policy goals. A policy-oriented approach has thus been adopted, under which the role of investment incentives is examined against precisely defined policy objectives in a particular policy context. In China’s case, the efficacy of investment incentives is shown by a strategic and dynamic correlation between the investment incentive regime and its achieved development goals. In the given policy context, their functions cannot be replaced by more desirable instruments due to the political and economic constraints. Besides the economic evaluation, the study adds the legal dimension of evaluation on investment incentives. From a legal perspective, the regulatory space for developing countries is increasingly defined by the international legal regime. Investment incentives should be framed in a way to balance national interests and the level of protection required for foreign investment. The evolution of China’s incentive regime presents a good example to integrate global consensus with domestic imperatives. By unifying its income tax system, China adopted an incentive regime generally consistent with its WTO commitments and could be utilized to its advantages. However, serious problems inherent in the incentive system have already emerged in China, which may hamper its economic development in the long run. The thesis shows that the state’s capacity to channel FDI towards development goals is declining, as its intrusiveness has given way to arbitrariness. A top-down approach deprives foreign investors of their channels to communicate their opinions to the policymakers. The local arbitrariness and corruption in incentive implementation will compound the problem and hinder the inflows of high quality foreign investment. The thesis then proposes that the investment incentive regime in China needs to be upgraded into a more legalized system with non-discrimination, transparency, coherence and an effective monitoring mechanism as its central features. The legalization process would help to alleviate the negative effects of investment incentives. In the absence of a political infrastructure compatible with a rules-based system, the Chinese government needs to start with redefining the government-business relationship with a legal framework and reinforcing an independent judicial system. / published_or_final_version / Law / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy