Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2002
Journal Title
European Management Journal
Volume Number
20
Issue Number
4
First Page
365
Last Page
375
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-2373(02)00054-3
Version
Post-print: the version of the article having undergone peer review but prior to being published
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND License.
Disciplines
Business | International Business
Abstract
The Government of China has decided to privatize many State-owned enterprises (SOEs). Is it wise to consider investing in these SOEs? What is the level of installed technology, from traditional production planning systems, like MRP, to robotics? How different are SOEs from privately-owned firms, joint ventures, and wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries? This paper attempts to answer these questions based on a survey of 120 manufacturing firms in the Shanghai area. We report on the status of, and future plans for, manufacturing technology implementation; and we discuss other improvement initiatives. We report on significant differences among ownership types, and yet we discover that the differences among the ownership types are often insignificant.
Digital USD Citation
Pyke, David PhD, MA, MBA, BA; Farley, John PhD; and Robb, David PhD, MBA, BE, "Manufacturing Technology and Operations in China:: A Survey of State-owned Enterprises, Private Firms, Joint Ventures and Wholly-owned Foreign Subsidiaries" (2002). School of Business: Faculty Scholarship. 14.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/busnfaculty/14
Notes
Original publication information:
Pyke, D., Farley, J., & Robb, D. (2002). Manufacturing Technology and Operations in China:: A Survey of State-owned Enterprises, Private Firms, Joint Ventures and Wholly-owned Foreign Subsidiaries. European Management Journal, 20(4), 356-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-2373(02)00054-3