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GHULAM MURTAZA
2k15 MBA-previous 43
Author Affiliations
University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
University of Winnipeg, Canada
China's Township and Village Enterprises (TVEs) have performed remarkably well
during the post-1979 period. However, agreement on their organizational and
behavioral characteristics and the reasons for their success remains elusive. For some,
TVEs are simply private enterprises in disguise and behaviorally equivalent; for others,
TVEs represent a unique form of enterprise organization based on collective ownership;
the success of which poses a serious challenge to the conventional prescriptions
favoring privatization. This paper reports findings from a small survey of private and
collective rural enterprises in Heilongjiang, north-east China. We find strong evidence
that differences in ownership are reflected in different forms of organizational behavior,
residual payment structures, and in different worker attitudes and degrees of
commitment to the enterprise.
MANAGEMENT RESEARCH BASED ON THE PARADIGM
OF THE DESIGN SCIENCES: THE QUEST FOR FIELD-
TESTED AND GROUNDED TECHNOLOGICAL RULES