Management and Competitiveness

Author: Zhang Weiying
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Every conference is a pleasure, and I eagerly await the arrival of this book. Come quickly! — Guo Fansheng, Chairman and CEO of Huicong International Information Co., Ltd. Business managers often struggle with the inability to prevent problems from arising solely through the soundness of their own systems. Traditional Chinese strategies like the 36 Stratagems offer no help in establishing modern corporate systems. The collective wisdom of dozens of entrepreneurs may provide you with infinite assistance. — Ren Zhixiang, Chairman of Beijing Huafang Group. The publication of this book is believed to enable more Chinese enterprises seeking development to share the wisdom crystallized from the "China Business Forum" and gain valuable insights. — Li Ning, Chairman of Li-Ning Sports Products Co., Ltd. The "China Business Forum," organized by the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University, invites renowned scholars from around the world to discuss cutting-edge issues in business management. These topics range from macro issues like system reform to micro concerns such as executive compensation design. The "China Business Forum" is a closed, membership-based forum and is not open to the public. Each member company is limited to a maximum of three participants per conference (including the CEO and deputy CEO). The core member companies include Huafang Group, Wantong Group Feng Lun, Capital Group, China Resources Group, Vanke Co., Ltd., Li-Ning Sports Products Co., Ltd., Lenovo Group, and Baicloud, among the top domestic enterprises. The expert team of the "China Business Forum" is strong, including distinguished professors from the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University, Yangtze River Business School, China University of Political Science and Law, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Additionally, renowned scholars from Harvard University, Yale University, the University of California, Berkeley, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, as well as senior executives from companies like IBM and Citibank, have been invited as speakers. The themes of each session of the "China Business Forum" are carefully selected based on the forefront of academic research and the practical concerns of member companies. As of the end of 2003, the forum has discussed topics such as: corporate governance theory and practice; executive compensation design; corporate ownership reform; the relationship between market and government; strategic design and performance evaluation in the era of globalization; corporate core competitiveness and branding; corporate diversification and specialization; social trust and corporate growth; technological advancement and management innovation; corporate leadership behavior and art in the Chinese context; and management and organization from a historical perspective. This series of books collects the essence of the forum over the past two years, divided into three volumes: System and Efficiency, Management and Competitiveness, and Motivation and Leadership Art. The publication of this series allows ordinary readers to gain a detailed understanding of cutting-edge topics in business management, the insightful analysis of these issues by top international scholars, and the diverse solutions to common management challenges from companies both domestically and internationally. Business managers often struggle with the inability to prevent problems from arising solely through the soundness of their own systems. Traditional Chinese strategies like the 36 Stratagems offer no help in establishing modern corporate systems. The publication of this book is believed to enable more entrepreneurs seeking development to share the wisdom crystallized from the "China Business Forum" and its dozens of entrepreneurs and expert scholars, gaining valuable insights. Here, there is a collision of theory and practice, communication between entrepreneurs and professors, a blend of macro and micro perspectives, the fusion of science and art, and even the integration of humanity and nature, making it a living compendium of business management wisdom.