1 - Of different minds Collectivism and individualism Power and authority Harmony and hierarchy Against being blunt Saving face Trust and suspicion Settling disputes Negotiation Decision making Tradition and modernity Diversity Ideals and reality: a sociology of hypocrisy Confucius or Marx? 2 - Mandarins and managers The state sector The command economy Reform Nobody's business Principals and agents The institutional framework The state banks Asset-management companies Too many mothers-in-law Do not falsify accounts Corporate governance Blending business with politics Bureaucratic entrepreneurs Paths to growth Transforming the bureau 3 - Inside the enterprise Managerial appointments Management style The workshop manager Getting on track: formalisation The decision-making process: strategic investment Technology and the structure of the firm Breaking the iron rice bowl Trade unions and the workers assembly 4 - Taking the capitalist road The return of the entrepreneur Red hats and roundabout investment Family business Finance Subsidiaries and diversification Creditable conduct Government relations Business associations 5 - A shift in complexion: the emergence of new organisational forms Changing pockets High-technology spin-offs Learning and organisations Privatising the professions The changing balance 6 - Managing a surprise: the township and village enterprises Comparative organisational strengths Enter the manager Contracts and collectives A helping hand 7 - Where twain meet Establishing the venture Interpreting the law The return of the comprador Learning and adjustment in the joint venture Conflict and control in Chinese organisations Us and them Formalisation and responsibility Human resources The homecoming