Reforming China’s State-owned Enterprises

State-Owned Enterprises and Corporate Governance Strength: Evidence from Indonesia

Background: This study investigates whether state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Indonesia implement stronger corporate governance than do non-SOEs. It can be argued that as a large dedicated institutional investor, the Indonesian government has an incentive to strengthen corporate governance in SOEs and possesses the ability to bear the cost of implementing stronger governance. Research Methods: ...

Employee Retention in Chinese State-Owned Enterprises

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The impact of State Ownership on Earning Quality: A Comparison Between Private-owned Enterprises and State-owned Enterprises in China

Slack and the performance of state-owned enterprises

Organizational slack has been recognized as critical to firm performance, although its impact is not always positive. Slack may be used to fuel innovation or alternatively excess resources may be squandered on pet projects. However, most research on slack is rooted in studying private firms in developed economies, especially the United States. Whether prior research on organizational slack can ...

Reforms and Productivity Dynamics in Chinese State-Owned Enterprises

Reforms and Productivity Dynamics in Chinese State-Owned Enterprises Institutional change has taken place gradually since 1978 for State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in the Industrial Sector of China. In this paper we estimate the effect of deep reform (the right to hire and fire labour, buy and sell capital and operate on international markets) on the productivity dynamics of enterprises. Using a ...