China's Leap into the Information Age

Innovation and Organization in the Computer Industry

by Qiwen Lu

Oxford UP, 2000

ISBN: 9780198295372
Pages: 208

Category: Economics & Politics

In this summary you will learn

• How China built a successful computer industry
• How Chinese tech firms wrested control of the PC market in China from American companies
• How governmental policies benefited the top four computer companies

Why you should read China's Leap into the Information Age

Chinese tech firm is an oxymoron, right? Not at all, according to this intriguing work by the late professor Qiwen Lu. This book, fascinating at times, offers an in-depth look at four successful Chinese tech enterprises. Taking each of the four as a case study, Lu thoroughly illustrates the challenges facing a bureaucracy attempting to break into a fast-changing industry. In spite of its good points, Lu's book isn't perfect. The text is laden with jargon, and at times it's difficult to understand exactly how these enterprises are organized. Still, there's plenty to like about this book. getAbstract recommends it to anyone interested in emerging economies, technology or international trade, or to anyone willing to have their expectations overturned.

About the Author

The late Qiwen Lu  was assistant professor of Asian business at the European Institute of Business Information in Fontainebleau, France. He died of liver cancer in August 1999, shortly after finishing this book.

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