How Chinese Managers Learn: Management and Industrial Training in China

How do Chinese managers learn to do their job? Management training has become a vital necessity for China under the economic reforms. This book, based on empirical study of the institutions involved, is the first to examine in depth the industrial and management training in China. It covers the period 1979 to 1989 during the ’Open Door’ policy operated by the government. A period marked by the modernization attempts of industry.