Enterprise management in China's transitional economies

This paper is focused on changes in Chinese enterprise management during the transition from a centrally planned economy to a socialist market economy. It reviews the management evolution in the industrial sector during Mao's regime (1949-78) and the revolution of management system and practices since the post-Mao economic reforms (1979 onwards). The impact of the Maoist Chinese model and economic reforms on the evolution and revolution of Chinese enterprise management is analysed and its implications for international business are briefly discussed.