Multinational Corporation Subsidiaries in China

Dr Jinghua Zhao is the Dean in the School of Government at the Central University of Finance and Economics in China. He holds a PhD. from Nanjing University and his research interests include strategy and government administration. Previously, Dr. Zhao has served as Dean for the Business School at Shandong University for 12 years and published more than 40 high quality journal articles and six books in strategy. His recent research focuses on MNC strategy and comparative study across borders. Dr Jifu Wang is Chair of the Department of Management and Marketing and teaches strategic management at the University of Houston, Victoria, USA. Dr. Wang served as an executive in top management for several firms in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, China, and has rich management experiences in international business. His research interests include international strategy and organizational change. He has published 19 refereed journal articles and four book chapters in the last five years on international strategy. Vipin Gupta (Ph.D. from Wharton School) is a Professor and Co-director, Global Management Center at the College of Business and Public Administration, California State University- San Bernardino. He has published more than 125 refereed journal articles and book chapters, and several books, focused on three research streams. First, the dynamic modeling of technological growth and organizational performing, transformation and sustainability, incorporating global and local factors, and trading and human factors – the subject of his Ph.D. dissertation, and his two books and a strategy textbook. Second, analysis of societal and organizational cultures, the ontology and epistemology of cultural influences on individual, corporate, national, and regional level behaviors and development, and the role of institutions, strategy and policy in cultural and gender inclusion – he is the principal co-investigator and co-author of the award-winning GLOBE project on culture and leadership in 62 societies. Third, analysis of how culture influences family business models in different regions of the world – he has lead-edited 11 books on this theme. Dr Tim Hudson is Vice Chancellor at Texas Tech University, USA. He holds a PhD from Clark University, and his research interests include international development, globalization, cultural aspects of markets, international education and leadership. Dr. Hudson is a member of the International Association of University Presidents. He has conducted research, worked and led student groups in more than 40 countries around the world. Dr. Hudson has also received an honorary doctorate from London’s Guildhall University for his lifetime commitment to fostering international understanding.

• List of figures and tablesAbout the authorsPart 1: Overview and conceptual building blocksChapter 1: IntroductionAbstract:Need for this studyPractical significance of this studyPurpose and methodsChapter 2: Conceptual building blocksAbstract:Multinational corporations (MNCs)MNC subsidiariesGrowth and development strategy systemStrategy evolution of MNC subsidiariesPart 2: Theoretical background and methodologyChapter 3: Theoretical backgroundAbstract:Evolution of MNC theoryEvolution of MNC overseas subsidiaries strategyChapter 4: Empirical research on growth and development strategyAbstract:Analytical modelSample selectionStatistical methodsHypotheses on the behaviours of MNC subsidiaries in ChinaPart 3: Hypothesis testing and analysisChapter 5: Strategic intent: investment and competitive factorsAbstract:HypothesesFindings and analysisSummaryChapter 6: Corporate and functional strategiesAbstract:HypothesesFindings and analysisSummaryPart 4: ConclusionsChapter 7: ConclusionsAbstract:Growth and development strategiesStrategic system for MNC subsidiariesImplications for practice and further researchImplications for policy-makersReferencesIndex