The paper shows how redundancies were resisted by Hi-Tech workers in a large German company. It details an employee network’s emergence to provide support to individuals and to pursue legal cases against the company, and analyzes the network’s norms and operation. The network operated in...

The origins of Dafeng, Lixin and Dacheng -- Technology networks in the Yangzi Delta -- Integrated firms in a dual market -- War and isolation -- The great leap outwards -- The socialist transition and the Shanghai : Hong Kong network -- Trade and industrialization in Hong Kong -- Networks in the...