Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. I-IV I
2. Preface V
3. Acknowledgments VII
4. Contents IX
5. Introduction: Business Groups and Economic Development 1
6. Part One: Chinese Business Networks: A Comparative View
7. Introduction 9
8. Α. General Perspectives
9. Chinese Entrepreneurs and Business Trust 13
10. Weak Organizations and Strong Linkages: Managerial Ideology and Chinese Family Business Networks 27
11. The Organizational Foundations of Western and Chinese Commerce: A Historical and Comparative Analysis 43
12. Β. Chinese Business Networks in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore
13. „Personal Trust“ in the Large Businesses in Taiwan: A Traditional Foundation for Contemporary Economic Activities 61
14. The Role of Personal Networks in the Making of Taiwan's Guanxiqiye (Related Enterprises) 71
15. Business Groups in a Dynamic Environment: Hong Kong 1976-1986 87
16. Ethnicity, Polity, and Economy: A Case Study of the Mandarin Trade and the Chinese Connection 115
17. Centripetal Authority, Differentiated Networks: The Social Organization of Chinese Firms in Singapore 133
18. State Capitalism, Multinational Corporations, and Chinese Entrepreneurship in Singapore 157
19. Part Two: Business Networks in Japan and South Korea
20. Introduction 173
21. A. Japanese Business Networks
22. Intercorporate Relations in Japan 177
23. Types and Characteristics of Interlocking Directorates in Japan 187
24. Practical and Theoretical Aspects of Japanese Business Networks 201
25. Β. South Korean Business Networks
26. The Industrial Organization and Growth of the Korean Chaebol: Integrating Development and Organizational Theories 231
27. Industrial Policy and Organizational Efficiency: The Korean Chaebol Examined 253
28. Part Three: Conclusion
29. The Theoretical Significance of Asian Business Networks 283
30. Glossary of Chinese Terms 299
31. List of Contributors 301