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Wang, Xun. and Jiang, Shanhe. "Coordination Mechanisms: A Study of Chinese Rural Firms" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA,, Aug 14, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p109627_index.html>

Wang, X. and Jiang, S. , 2004-08-14 "Coordination Mechanisms: A Study of Chinese Rural Firms" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA, Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p109627_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: The literature on economic behavior and institutions has identified three coordinating mechanisms in firms: market, hierarchy, and network. However, quantitative research on the relative significance of the three mechanisms is lacking. Based on a study of 859 Chinese rural firms in 1996, this paper examines their relative effects. It has found that: 1) network, market, hierarchy and their combinations all are used in Chinese rural firms; 2) their relative effects differ from firms to firms and from operation to operation, depending on the conditions an organization or an operation has or faces. Hierarchy and market play a crucial role in collective firms while informal network plays a pivotal role in private firms. Information collection is primarily coordinated by market while other four business operations - finance, lease or purchase of equipment and workplace, and recruitment- are coordinated by informal network in private firms and by hierarchy and market in collective firms.

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