Yanni Yan is Associate Professor in International Business and Management Studies at the City University of Hong Kong, having lectured at Essex University and Cambridge University in the UK. She has researched the ownership, corporate governance, organizational learning, corporate culture, international technology transfer and performance of international strategic alliances in China for more than ten years.

• List of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknoledgements List of Abbreviations PART 1: FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN TRANSITIONAL ECONOMIES The Rise of the Transitional Economies Foreign Direct Investment PART 2: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Building Blocks for National Institutions Building Blocks for Corporate Governance Research Undertaken into Foreign Investment and Corporate Governance PART 3: MANAGING AN INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC ALLIANCE Forming an International Strategic Alliance Ownership Investments and International Technology Transfer Exercising the Strategic Role of the Board and Management Corporate Culture and an International Strategic Alliance in Transition Organizational Learning PART 4: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE What We Still Need to Learn References Appendix I: Interview Questionnaire for Forming an International Strategic Alliance Appenidix II: Major Tax Payments for Foreign Firms In China

'Dr Yan's book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the key issues concerning the governance of the investments made by foreign companies in China. Its subject could not be more important because China is now the world's largest recipient of foreign direct investment and of major strategic significance for a large number of companies. Dr. Yan's book draws upon a decade of firsthand research and experience,. and combines this impressive knowledge base with a high level of readability.' - Professor John Child, Chair of Commerce, University of Birmingham, UK