Best Practice

Chong Kimberly Chong

Description

In Best Practice Kimberly Chong provides an ethnography of a global management consultancy that has been hired by Chinese companies, including Chinese state-owned enterprises. She shows how consulting emerges as a crucial site for considering how corporate organization, employee performance, business ethics, and labor have been transformed under financialization. To date financialization has been examined using top-down approaches that portray the rise of finance as a new logic of economic accumulation. Best Practice, by contrast, focuses on the everyday practices and narratives through which companies become financialized. Effective management consultants, Chong finds, incorporate local workplace norms and assert their expertise in the particular terms of China's national project of modernization, while at the same time framing their work in terms of global "best practices." Providing insight into how global management consultancies refashion Chinese state-owned enterprises in preparation for stock market flotation, Chong demonstrates both the dynamic, fragmented character of financialization and the ways in which Chinese state capitalism enables this process.

Sujets

• Histoire
• International business
• History of Asia

Informations

• Publié par: Duke University Press
• Date de parution: 18 octobre 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781478002376
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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best practice

management consulting and the ethics of financialization in china

kimberly chong

duke unIversIty press  |Dûà ànd London2018 |

© 2018 Dûé Uéŝ Péŝŝ Ā ŝ éŝéé Pé  é Ué Sàéŝ ô Āéçà ô àç-éé àé ∞ é éŝ  Jûéé Āéàé Çôé éŝ  àé àûç éŝé  ô Pô  Wéŝçéŝé Pûŝ Séçéŝ

à ô Çôéŝŝ Çààô--Pûçàô Dàà àéŝ: Çô, é, [àé—] àûô. é: éŝ àççé : ààéé çôŝû à é éçŝ ô iàçàzàô / é Çô. Déŝçô: Dûà : Dûé Uéŝ Péŝŝ, 2018. | çûéŝ ôàçà éééçéŝ à é. éiéŝ: lccn 2018008216 () | lccn 2018010129 (éôô) Isbn 9781478002376 (éôô) Isbn 9781478000693 (àçôé : à. àé) Isbn 9781478000884 (. : à. àé) Sûéçŝ: lcsh: ûŝéŝŝ çôŝûàŝ—Çà. | ûŝéŝŝ éçŝ—Çà. | àçàzàô—ôà à éçà àŝéçŝ—Çà. Çàŝŝiçàô: lcc hd69.ç6 (éôô) | lcc hd69.c6 c474 2018 () | ddc 001—ç23 lc éçô àààé à ŝ://çç.ôç.ô/2018008216

Çôé à: éŝ Sûàé, Dàà, Çà. Pôô  ô Véôéŝ / Āà Sôç Pôô.

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high performers: Hé à ô àçàzé Sûéçŝ

evaluating humans: àçà Ràôà à Pàççéŝ ô Péôàçé-Réàé Pà

reducing costs: Sàé Séçé Çééŝ, àô,àéOûŝôûçRàôàé

training value: Hé ôà à Pôçà Pôéç ô Sé Çôŝûàç

client sites: à, ôé, à Péôàçéŝ ô Eéŝé

building a paradise: Pôŝ-àô Vŝôŝ ô àŝôàô

conspicuous ethicizing: Çôôàé Çûûé, ÇSR, à Çôôàé Sûéç

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many people have àé ŝ ôô ôŝŝé, ô éàŝ é ôé à é ô é ààéé çôŝûàç à  ŝéûôôûŝ éé ô àŝ Śyŝéo.  à éôé à àéŝ à ûé ô éîçéç à é ûŝ, Sŝéô éôééŝ ô à ŝéôéŝ ôô é ôû ô éà é ô.  àô ô é àéçé à éûŝàŝ, é éŝéàç ééié ûé ô é é  éà  àççéŝŝ  é çôŝûàç. Āŝ à éôàé ô ôàzàôŝ ôŝ, é çéààçé ô é ŝ ûŝ é iŝ ŝé—àççéŝŝ ŝ çôŝà é ééôàé ôçé ôû àé ŝé. à éŝéàç ŝûéçŝ ô àé  é éŝôà ŝŝô ô éŝûé à ôû ŝéé àŝ ûç ôŝŝé, ô i àŝ ô é ôû ôé  é à-ô- à é ô é ôàzàô, à ô ôfé ôû à àçé ô ŝà ŝôû ôû éé  àŝ à éà  çôû ô àé ôé ô. Hé à à ééôŝ ééôéŝçéôéôçôé.Āôûôôôçûŝôçô- ŝûàŝ’ éŝôà éŝ,  éà àéçàé é àôŝ ô é, é éàé, à é ŝô à. Hôû éŝé éééçéŝ  àé à ûç çé ŝ ô ààéé çôŝû à é éà ô ŝûç ô  é çôé ô çôéôà, ŝàé-çààŝ Çà.  àŝô àé éŝ. Hàŝ ûŝ àŝô ô ô  éŝ  Dàà ô ééé é ŝééé ô ô éé ààé  é ŝôTàé à, à ô àé é é à çôàçŝ à ôéé û é ié. Hé ŝàé  àŝŝô ô ô ŝû- ôà iéô, à àé àôû é é  ŝééé ôŝŝé. W- ôû é, é PD ôéç ô ç ŝ ôô ŝ àŝé ôû àé ûé ôû é féé.  ééŝŝ  ŝçéé àûé ô é ŝûôŝ à àé ûé ŝ éŝéàç.  ôçôà éŝéàç àŝ ŝûôé  à ŝûéŝ ààé  é Eçôôç à Sôçà Réŝéàç Çôûç. Ā éŝéàç à ô é ŝûé ô é Eçôôç H éàé é ô éŝé é ŝŝéàô ô à ôô. Ā é ôô Sçôô ô Eçôôçŝ ( lse )  ŝûéŝôŝ Séà éûçà à àûà éà ôé à éà ô ééçûà ŝûàô

à ûàçé û é PD à ééàTé. Séà’ŝ éû éû- ŝàŝ ô ŝ ôéç, à ŝ à   çààçéŝ àŝ à àôôôŝ, àé éé é ôéçôé é à çàééŝ ô iéô à .  à àûà ô ààŝ ûŝ é ô à ôû é çôàçôŝ ô iàçàzàô à é çôéçôŝ ééé é ééà àççéŝ ô é- éŝé  àŝ ôŝé à é ôûçô ô ôà éçôôç ôŝ. é çôéŝ àé éé é àé é ôŝ ô  ié àà à éàzé é àûé ô  çôûô. Sçé  PD,  àé ééié ûé ô é éçàéŝ  à ŝçôàŝ ô  é àôôô ô iàçé à ôà çààŝ à çôàé ŝçéŝ ô ŝôçôô, ççà ààéé ŝûéŝ, à àç- çôû.  àé éé ûç ô i à ôà éô  àé Zàôô, ô àŝ ôé àûàé ŝûô, ô ûŝ ôû é çôŝûçé ççŝ û àŝô  é àçé ô àà é àçàéç çàéé à.  ûŝ àŝô à Jàé Rôà, àà Pôô, é Pôé, Dà Sà, Jàé Gûé, à Sàé, ôà öû àŝé, Çàéé Dôà, Dà ûçé, à Rééççà Eŝô. Ā ŝéçà éô ôéŝ ô ôàçô Oz;  ô é  à çôûé ô éàŝ àô, é ôû ŝçûŝŝôŝ àé ŝ- içà Lûéçé  àôàç à é àûéàô ô ŝ ôô. Hôû é éŝéàôŝ à ôŝôŝ à é Yô Uéŝ, é é Sçôô, é Uéŝ ô Sûŝŝé, é lse , é Uéŝ ô Wéŝ- ŝé, é Uéŝ ô S. Āéŝ, Uéŝ Çôéé ôô, à ’Éçôé éŝ éŝ,  àé éçéé à éà ô çôéŝ, ç àé û- ôûé à à éà àç ô é ià àûŝç—àŝ ô à ô ŝàé é ôûŝ.  àé àŝô ééié éà ô é ôû àô- ôûŝ éééŝ ô é ôô, ôŝé çôéŝ àé éé é ŝéé  é àûéŝ à éié é àûŝç  ŝô à àŝ. Hôû ô à ôà  ôû, é ŝ à à Sôçôô- ŝŝ àé ôé é ééçûà à éôôà ŝûŝéàçé—çà ôé ûç—à àé ŝûé ôôé ôûçé  ŝŝ  é éà ôôŝ.  àŝô ŝ ô à  ééŝ à é lse, éŝéçà àà Sé Jôàŝŝô, Çàé Hôéŝŝô, Āûé çéé, ûçà Péŝ, Ezà- é àz, à àé Dô.  à àéû ô Rûé Āéŝŝô ô ŝ çôŝé éàŝ ô éà àTŝ; é àû é à ô àôû , éŝéçà ô à ôàé àûéçé.  ôû àŝô é ô à é ŝàf à Dûé Uéŝ Péŝŝ.  éô é Wŝŝôé àŝ ééé  ŝ ôéç  ô é é, à

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àé é ôûé ôû ûé ôûŝ ô éé éé àŝ ŝôô à ôûçé àŝ ôŝŝé.  àé àéçàé ŝ ççà é ŝàéç éé, à ŝ çôŝûçé ŝûéŝôŝ ô ôéé.  ééŝŝ àûé àŝô ô Oà Pô ô û é àûŝç ôéé  éààô ô ô- ûçô, à ô Çŝé Rô ô é ŝûéé éfôŝ ô é àô ôà. Oûŝé ô Dûé, çé ûŝ ô ô Āŝà Péŝ ô é à- àŝç ô ô àà  iéô àéàŝ ô ûŝàé ûŝàôŝ. à,  à  ôé ôéŝ. Hà ôû ô  ôé, àûéçé Çô, ôé ô  ôûéŝ ŝûôéŝ, ô ŝ çôàôŝ, ŝ ôéŝ, à ŝ ôŝ.  à éôôûŝ éé ô  ôé, û Wé , ô éàŝ ô é ççàé à éà  çôû çôéé ô ôûŝ ô àûŝç éŝôŝ û àé éàé. Çéà,  àé à ô- éŝ ô ôû àô é à, û é ûàé éé   à àŝ éé ŝéé ŝ ôô ô çôéô. Sé àû é ô à éà àé éé ô ŝ àà ô àŝ é  ûéŝôŝ, é àà ûéŝôŝ, à é ŝôû ûéŝô àûô à ô é ô ôŝ. Héŝé éŝŝôŝ àé ŝàé  é à ààé  ô éŝàô à çûéŝ ô ôà çààŝ.  ôé  çà àŝŝ ô éŝé éŝŝôŝ ô  ŝô, ôé Çô- Dà, ôŝé éà àéààçé  é ô éàé é çôéô ô ŝ ôô ô àé é à é ôé é ô ô ô é àûŝç, éé ô ôû ŝéé . à,  ééŝŝ  éééŝ àûé ô  àé, é Dà, ô ààŝ é éé, ô à ŝ àà ô é ŝô  çôû ôçûŝ, à ô  ŝ ô é ŝô  çôû é. ÇàTé  é ôû- ŝé ô ŝ ôé, àéçé, à éŝŝ, ŝ ôô ŝ éçàé ô .

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