Catch-Up and Competitiveness in China

The Case of Large Firms in the Oil Industry

By: Jin Zhang

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Hardcover | 19 February 2004 | Edition Number 1

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This book examines the role of corporate structure, including the role of corporate headquarters, in the success of large firms. It considers these issues in relation to large global corporations, thereby providing a 'benchmark', which is then used as a contrast in a discussion of corporate structure and the role of corporate headquarters within large Chinese firms, many of which have evolved from former government ministries. It includes a detailed case-study of firms in the crucially important oil and petro-chemical sector. Overall, the book shows what a hugely competitive battle China's emerging 'national champions' face with their global competitors, and puts forward policy implications both for large Chinese firms and for the Chinese government concerning how business systems should be reformed further still in order to construct globally competitive large industrial corporations.

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'It is not only one of the most comprehensive histories of institutional change in the Chinese oil sector to date, but it also illustrates the height of the hurdles the Chinese oil companies must clear in order to join the ranks of the super majors.' - The China Quarterly

'The book gives in-depth information about the evolution that China's oil industry and large oil SOEs have gone through. The research has extended the discussion on how organisational structures and corporate headquarters construct globally competitive firms as well as adding to the knowledge on large Chinese state-owned enterprises.' - The Journal of Energy Literature

'This study is a welcome contribution to the literature, particularly at a time when oil prices have recently soared and oil is at the top of many national agendas. Understanding the inner workings of China's oil companies and the timing, motives and means for various restructurings is of major interest not only to industry analysts worldwide but also to those monitoring the special problems and progress of China's major international companies.' - The China Journal

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List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The function of corporate headquarters
The firm as an administrative organisation
The multidivisional corporation
Corporate styles and Industrial characteristics
The network corporation
East Asian corporations
The global business revolution
Summary
Corporate structure and headquarters' function: BP and Shell
BP
Organisational structure
Corporate headquarters' function
Royal Dutch/Shell
Organisational structure
Governing relationships
Corporate headquarters' function
Summary
Government centralisation and corporatisation: CNPC and Sinopec from 1950s to 1997
Government centralisation: 1950s - 1970s
The 'massive campaign' model
Corporatisation and growing enterprise autonomy: 1980s -1997
The 'big contract' model
Upstream: CNPC
Corporatisation
The 'oil company' experiment
Headquarters' function
Downstream: Sinopec
Corporatisation
Headquarters' function
The 'holding company' experiment
Summary
Restructuring for vertical integration and flotation: CNPC and Sinopec in 1998 and 1999
Major restructuring: 1998
Disintegrated industry structure
Government restructuring
The new CNPC and Sinopec
Restructuring for flotation:1999
Core businesses
Non-core businesses
Summary
Corporate structure and headquarters function: PetroChina and Sinopec
PetroChina
Businesses
Corporate structure
Relationship with CNPC
Sinopec
Businesses
Corporate structure
Relationship with Sinopec Group
Corporate centralisation: PetroChina and Sinopec
Summary
Where is the headquarters?
From production unit to autonomous enterprise and back to production unit: Daqing and Zhenhai
Daqing
Ambition
Struggle for autonomy and independence
Internal restructuring: 1996
Development strategies
Defeat
The reality
Non-core businesses
Prospect
Summary
Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Corporation
Ambition
Struggle for autonomy
Restructuring for flotation: 1994
Organisational structure
Centralised management system
Relationship with Sinopec
Summary
The challenges for large Chinese firms
The world oil and gas in the 1990s
National oil companies
Consolidation of the western oil majors
Repsol YPF
Restructuring the Chinese oil industry
The 1998 reorganisation of the Chinese oil industry
The 2000 flotation of PetroChina and Sinopec
Global leading firms and Chinese large companies: comparison
Business capabilities
Organisational capabilities
Competitive landscape
Domestic players
Global majors
Conclusion
Corporate headquarters' function
Leading and control
Planning and co-ordinating
Corporate headquarters with large Chinese companies
Policy implicationsBibliography
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