Dependence as strategy: extending resource dependence theory and clarifying its understanding of the strategic options of dependent firms

R Coşkun, O Öztürk - International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to critically evaluate resource dependence theory's (RDT)
assumptions and explanations about dependence and the dependent firm's strategic …

Ruling Party or Ruling Class? Reading Thomas Heberer and Gunter Schubert Weapons of the Rich: Strategic Action of Private Entrepreneurs in Contemporary China

K Tsokhas - Journal of Contemporary Asia, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract In Weapons of the Rich, Thomas Heberer and Gunter Schubert (2020) have applied
sociological theory and utilised primary research to argue that Chinese private …

Comply or evade: factors influencing private enterprises' basic old-age insurance responsibilities

W Xu, H Ma, Z Peng, C Peng, X Qian - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Private enterprises are playing an increasingly important role in production and
employment in China. However, due to less regulation and a stronger profit motivation than …