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Tsui, Sing Yan Eric. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-145). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Chapter Chapter 1. --- Concern on State-Business Relations ; Introduction: Political Debates on State-Business Relations ; Theorietical Debates on State-Business Relations ; Cipher State Models ; Guardian State Models ; Partisan State Models ; Theories on Hong Kong´ةs Situation ; Synarchy and Administrative Absorption ; Boundary Politics and Bureaucratic Politics ; Overview ; Chapter Chapter 2. --- Power and Network ; The Problem of Power ; Dahl and his Critics ; Power and Networks ; "Power, Brokerage and Closure" ; Centrality and Power ; Lessons from Social Capital Studies ; Brokerage and Closure as Indicators of Power ; Conclusions ; Chapter Chapter 3. --- Methodology and Research Design ; Concepts of the Study ; Data Collection and Research Design ; Executive Council as Decision Making Network ; Measuring Social Linkages ; "Measuring Brokerage, Closure and Power" ; Assessing the Business Community ; Comparing State and Business Power ; Chapter Chapter 4. --- Research Findings ; The Network of Executive Councilors ; The Network of HSIC firms ; HSIC firms´ةs representative in Executive Council ; Comparing the Power of the State and Prominent Business ; Summary of Findings ; Chapter Chapter 5. --- State-Business Relations from 1982 to 1988: On the Edge of Transformations ; Findings in the Period ; Events in the Period ; The Problem of Political Future ; Beijing-Business Relations ; Localization of the Business Community ; Impacts of the Events ; Impacts from the role of Sovereigns ; Impacts from Localization of the Business Sector ; Summary ; Chapter Chapter 6. --- State-Business Relations from 1989 to 1996: Transition and Transformations ; Findings in the Period ; Events in the Period ; Changes in British Policy ; The Strengthening of Beijing-Business Alliance ; Impacts of the Events ; The Pushing Effect of London´ةs Policies ; The Pulling ...

Xia Xiang. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-102). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Abstract (in English) --- p.i-iii ; Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.iv-v ; Acknowledgement --- p.vi-vii ; List of Figures --- p.xii ; List of Tables --- p.xiii ; Abbreviations --- p.xiv ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1-7 ; Chapter 1.1 --- The Rationale of the Study --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- The Scope of the Study --- p.1-2 ; Chapter 1.3 --- The Objectives of the Study --- p.2-3 ; Chapter 1.4 --- The Methodology of the Study --- p.3-4 ; Chapter 1.5 --- Significance and Limitations of the Study --- p.4-6 ; Chapter 1.6 --- The Organization of the Study --- p.6-7 ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.8-29 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Theory of Corporatism and Its Criticism --- p.8-11 ; Chapter 2.1.1 --- Definition of Corporatism and Two Different Types --- p.8-10 ; Chapter 2.1.2 --- Some Critiques on Corporatism --- p.10-11 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Theory of Civil Society and Its Criticism --- p.12-17 ; Chapter 2.2.1 --- Definition of Civil Society --- p.12-14 ; Chapter 2.2.2 --- Some Critiques on Civil Society --- p.14-17 ; Chapter 2.3 --- The Applicability of Corporatism/Civil Society to China --- p.17-25 ; Chapter 2.3.1 --- Discussions on Corporatism --- p.17-19 ; Chapter 2.3.2 --- Discussions on Civil Society --- p.19-22 ; Chapter 2.3.3 --- Social Organizations: both corporatist and civil society features? --- p.22-25 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Studies on the Private Business Associations in China --- p.25-29 ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- The Federation of Industry and Commerce --- p.30-54 ; Chapter 3.1 --- The All China Federation of Industry and Commerce --- p.30-35 ; Chapter 3.1.1 --- Establishment and Objectives --- p.30-31 ; Chapter 3.1.2 --- Functions of the A CFIC --- p.32 ; Chapter 3.1.3 --- "Organization, Staffing and Budget" --- p.32-34 ; Chapter 3.1.4 --- "Structure, Local Chapters and Membership" --- p.34-35 ; Chapter 3.2 --- Shanghai Federation of ...

Wong Lai Fong Yvonne. ; Thesis submitted in: July 2005. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; ABSTRACT --- p.ii ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv ; TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.v ; Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION ; Chapter 1.1 --- Motivation --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Common explanations of economic success --- p.2 ; Chapter i) --- Explanation from Neoclassical Economic Perspectives --- p.3 ; Chapter ii) --- Explanation from the Statist Perspective --- p.5 ; Chapter iii) --- Limitations of Neoclassical and Statist Perspectives --- p.7 ; Chapter iv) --- Importance of the interorganizational relationships perspective --- p.10 ; Chapter 1.3 --- The Research --- p.11 ; Chapter i) --- The choice of studying the software industry --- p.11 ; Chapter ii) --- Research questions and significance --- p.12 ; Chapter 1.4 --- Thesis Layout --- p.13 ; Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW: THE STUDY OF INTERORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO THE IT INDUSTRY ; Chapter 2.1 --- Importance of Social Networks --- p.15 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Theories in the Network Approach I - Social Embeddedness: The Fundamental Building Block of the Network Approach --- p.17 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Theories in the Network Approach II - The Social Network Approach --- p.20 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Theories in Network Approach III - Factors affecting the formation of networks --- p.22 ; Chapter i) --- Prior ties or pre-existing network --- p.22 ; Chapter ii) --- Expectations from social networks --- p.23 ; Chapter iii) --- Incentive schemes by government - industry promotion schemes nurturing public-private or private-private partnership --- p.26 ; Chapter iv) --- IT clusters --- p.29 ; Chapter 2.5 --- Theories in Network Approach IV ´ؤ Interorganizational Alliances and Social Capital --- p.31 ; Chapter i) --- Interorganizational alliances and organizational outcomes --- p.31 ; Chapter ii) --- Enhanced performance through social capital --- p.33 ; Chapter 2.6 ...