Outputs (4)

International Best Practices, Domestic Constraints and International Listing: Evidence from China’s State Banking Sector (2008)
Journal Article
Tobin, D., & Singh, S. (2008). International Best Practices, Domestic Constraints and International Listing: Evidence from China’s State Banking Sector. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 6(4), 341-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/14765280802431746

The objective of this paper is to gauge the extent to which Chinese state-owned commercial banks are converging with international best banking and corporate governance practices, with a particular focus on the policy of international listing given i... Read More about International Best Practices, Domestic Constraints and International Listing: Evidence from China’s State Banking Sector.

From Maoist Self-Reliance to International Oil Consumer: A Resource-Based Appraisal of the Challenges Facing China’s Petrochemical Sector (2008)
Journal Article
Tobin, D. (2008). From Maoist Self-Reliance to International Oil Consumer: A Resource-Based Appraisal of the Challenges Facing China’s Petrochemical Sector. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 6(4), 363-383. https://doi.org/10.1080/14765280802431761

Resource-based theories of the firm argue that the success of one firm over another is largely due to its resource endowments. Large enterprises have long been recognised as leading sources of learning, innovation and growth. This is not just restric... Read More about From Maoist Self-Reliance to International Oil Consumer: A Resource-Based Appraisal of the Challenges Facing China’s Petrochemical Sector.

Review of Kellee S. Tsai 'Capitalism without Democracy: The Private Sector in Contemporary China' (2008)
Journal Article
Tobin, D. (2008). Review of Kellee S. Tsai 'Capitalism without Democracy: The Private Sector in Contemporary China'. Asian Affairs, 39(2), 310-325. https://doi.org/10.1080/03068370802017947

Creating Order in the Absence of Formal Regulations and Law: a Historical perspective on Corporate Governance and the Joint Stock Company (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tobin, D. (2008, April). Creating Order in the Absence of Formal Regulations and Law: a Historical perspective on Corporate Governance and the Joint Stock Company. Paper presented at ESRC Seminar on the Political Economy of Corporate Governance, Queens University Belfast