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Managing China's energy sector: between the market and the state (2014)
Journal Article
Lai, H., & Warner, M. (2014). Managing China's energy sector: between the market and the state. Asia Pacific Business Review, 21(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2014.939887

As China has now become the largest energy consumer in the world, its energy sector has understandably huge domestic and global implications. In this Special Issue, which is an interdisciplinary one, comprising a set of eight in-depth empirical studi... Read More about Managing China's energy sector: between the market and the state.

Rationale of internationalization of China's national oil companies: seeking natural resources, strategic assets or sectoral specialization? (2014)
Journal Article
Lai, H., O'Hara, S., & Wysoczanska, K. (2015). Rationale of internationalization of China's national oil companies: seeking natural resources, strategic assets or sectoral specialization?. Asia Pacific Business Review, 21(1), 77-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2014.939896

The bulk of the existing literature emphasized that China's companies sought strategic assets (technology, brands and access to markets) through internationalization in order to overcome latecomers' comparative disadvantage, while some studies sugges... Read More about Rationale of internationalization of China's national oil companies: seeking natural resources, strategic assets or sectoral specialization?.

Transformation of China’s energy sector: trends and challenges (2014)
Journal Article
Lai, H., & Warner, M. (2014). Transformation of China’s energy sector: trends and challenges. Asia Pacific Business Review, 21(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2014.939900

The conclusions presented here sum up the contributions in the Special Issue regarding the managing of China's energy sector, particularly regarding the demand and profile of energy as well as the marketization of the sector. Strategic, organizationa... Read More about Transformation of China’s energy sector: trends and challenges.