Chen (2004)

Management > Asian Management > Lectures > Independent Research > Chen - China > Issues with CSEs > Further issues > 1979 change > 1984 change

1984 Change

In 1979, reform took place in China, but there was little agreement about what management style should be adopted, so some experimentation was conducted.

In 1984, the results of the experiments led to a new policy of economic reform. At this time a CSE would sign a "profit and loss" contract with its local government institution, where they paid taxes, but had more control over their own businesses, including performance-related pay, freedom for employees to choose their own professions or jobs and the adoption of Western management styles.

These included:

TQM
Critical path analysis
Network analysis
Value analysis
System analysis
Management programmes, where firms worked with other countries, such as Canada, America, Germany, Japan and the Holland

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