Guanxi and evolving ownership structures in Chinese private enterprises

Evolving Ownership Structures in Private Enterprises in China: the Case of Ningbo

This paper develops a theoretical model to study features of the spontaneous growth of private enterprises in China’s Zhejiang province. The model predicts that in a developing economy where the market environment is immature or unstable, the ownership structure of a typical private enterprise involves a cooperative arrangement between a party with management skills and another party with Guanx...

An Empirical Examination of Endogenous Ownership in Chinese Private Enterprises

There is debate over the relationship between ownership structure and firm performance. Most existing studies look at established listed companies in developed countries, in which the market mechanism is well developed. Meanwhile, the relationship between ownership structure and firm performance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in transition countries has been largely ignored. Drawing on ...

The impact of State Ownership on Earning Quality: A Comparison Between Private-owned Enterprises and State-owned Enterprises in China

The role of Guanxi in buyer-supplier relationships in Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises – a resource based perspective

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Anticipatory Ownership Reform Driven by Competition: China's Township- Village and Private Enterprises in the 1990s