A compelling profile of an emerging Chinese competitor Chinese firms are reinventing their business models, their corporate cultures, and themselves, becoming global competitors who increasingly offer knowledge rather than cheap labour in their quest to join the ranks of the "world's best"...

The China Factor -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Where Is This Book Coming From? -- Macroeconomics and the Interdependency of Nations -- Go Global, Be Global, Know Global -- The Power of Politics in Business -- The Innovation Advantage -- This Book Is About . . . -- About You and Your...

Business Networks and Strategic Alliances in China addresses how knowledge transfer and innovation are interwoven within complex networks and how social capital contributes to the acquisition of crucial resources and business success in multi-type enterprises in China. The book explains how...