Challenging simplistic claims that Chinese corporations merely serve Communist Party goals, this book argues we cannot understand these corporations without tracing their dynamic evolution within a unique socio-political ecosystem. Vivid case studies illuminate the strange hybrid structures and networks that are essential for corporate success in the Chinese habitat. Tracing the reciprocal impacts between Chinese corporations and their environment, Colin S. C. Hawes reveals how corporations' political adaptations have raised serious obstacles for their international expansion and worsened China's environmental crisis. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach that synthesizes insights from behavioural economics, science and Chinese philosophy, this book proposes innovative solutions to the damaging impacts of Chinese corporations. It makes a compelling case for redirecting the vital energy of corporations and government officials in more productive and sustainable directions.

Illuminates Chinese corporate behaviour through vivid case studies of leading corporations interacting with their political and natural-human ecosystems.

About the Author
Colin S. C. Hawes is an Associate Professor in the Law Faculty at the University of Technology Sydney and a Research Fellow at the UTS Australia-China Relations Institute. He has published widely on Chinese corporate law and Chinese culture, including a previous book entitled The Chinese Transformation of Corporate Culture (2012).

Reviews
'This is a strongly written, documented, and argued exploration of the evolution, nature, and consequences of the relationships between the Chinese Communist Party and corporations, both private and state-owned, in the post-Mao period ... Highly recommended.' M. J. Frost, Choice



Book Information
ISBN 9781108947749
Author Colin S. C. Hawes
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press