State-­‐owned Enterprises in China : An Analysis of Profitability, Science and Technology Development and Business Groups

After the end of the communist era in China in the late 1970’s, a key task for the government was to restructure the state-owned enterprises into separate autonomous units and make the transition towards a more market-­‐based economy. This report aims at developing an increased understanding of the...

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Main Author: Antberg, Linn Victoria
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2015
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28940/
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description After the end of the communist era in China in the late 1970’s, a key task for the government was to restructure the state-owned enterprises into separate autonomous units and make the transition towards a more market-­‐based economy. This report aims at developing an increased understanding of the SOE reorganization in China and policies related to these reforms. By extensive literature review and analysis of the most recent data, key elements of the reforms are identified and the implication and success of those are discussed. More specifically, the impact of SOE reforms on the profitability of SOEs, the development of internationally competitive domestic firms and the acquisition and development of technology and innovative capacity are evaluated. The evidence presented in this report show that the SOE reforms have been successful in increasing the profitability of SOEs, but SOEs are still lagging behind private firms in terms of profitability and efficiency and also use their R&D resources less efficiently.
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spelling nottingham-289402017-10-19T14:36:33Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28940/ State-­‐owned Enterprises in China : An Analysis of Profitability, Science and Technology Development and Business Groups Antberg, Linn Victoria After the end of the communist era in China in the late 1970’s, a key task for the government was to restructure the state-owned enterprises into separate autonomous units and make the transition towards a more market-­‐based economy. This report aims at developing an increased understanding of the SOE reorganization in China and policies related to these reforms. By extensive literature review and analysis of the most recent data, key elements of the reforms are identified and the implication and success of those are discussed. More specifically, the impact of SOE reforms on the profitability of SOEs, the development of internationally competitive domestic firms and the acquisition and development of technology and innovative capacity are evaluated. The evidence presented in this report show that the SOE reforms have been successful in increasing the profitability of SOEs, but SOEs are still lagging behind private firms in terms of profitability and efficiency and also use their R&D resources less efficiently. 2015 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28940/1/AntbergLinnVictoria.pdf Antberg, Linn Victoria (2015) State-­‐owned Enterprises in China : An Analysis of Profitability, Science and Technology Development and Business Groups. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)]
spellingShingle Antberg, Linn Victoria
State-­‐owned Enterprises in China : An Analysis of Profitability, Science and Technology Development and Business Groups
title State-­‐owned Enterprises in China : An Analysis of Profitability, Science and Technology Development and Business Groups
title_full State-­‐owned Enterprises in China : An Analysis of Profitability, Science and Technology Development and Business Groups
title_fullStr State-­‐owned Enterprises in China : An Analysis of Profitability, Science and Technology Development and Business Groups
title_full_unstemmed State-­‐owned Enterprises in China : An Analysis of Profitability, Science and Technology Development and Business Groups
title_short State-­‐owned Enterprises in China : An Analysis of Profitability, Science and Technology Development and Business Groups
title_sort state-­‐owned enterprises in china : an analysis of profitability, science and technology development and business groups
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28940/