Corporate Systems in Emerging Market Economies: A Comparison of China and Eastern Europe

This book provides a comparative perspective of various areas of corporate management in two post-socialist regions: China and Eastern Europe.

The book employs original firm-level empirical analyses and meta-analyses of the extant literature to investigate the impacts of corporate ownership on firm performance and organizational behavior; internal organization through the lens of the corporate board; and the interrelationship between firms and gender, labor relations, and society. In comparing China and Eastern Europe, the book addresses whether corporate governance structures have evolved due to global pressures from competition and technological progress or if inter-regional differences reflect how firms were privatized or handed over to managers after the end of central planning.

This book will appeal to researchers and post-graduate students interested in comparative economics, economic system transition, and comparative corporate systems.

Ichiro Iwasaki is a specially appointed professor at the Department of Law, Economics and Management of Okinawa University in Okinawa and a research fellow of the Institute of Economic Research of Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan. He specializes in corporate finance and comparative economics. He has authored nearly 250 publications in scholarly books and international journals.

Xinxin Ma is a professor in the Faculty of Economics at Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan. Her areas of expertise include labor economics, transition economies, comparative economics, and the Chinese economy. She has published over 200 scholarly works, including books and journal articles in English, Chinese, and Japanese.

Satoshi Mizobata is an emeritus professor and a specially appointed professor at the Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan. His research focuses on corporate governance, comparative economics, and emerging market economies. He has published nearly 200 scholarly books and journal articles.