Es handelt sich um Beiträge, die 1991 vom Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, unter dem Titel "Business Networks and Economic Development in East and Southeast Asia" in begrenzter Auflage veröffentlicht wurden. Inhalt: Edward Chen / Gary G. Hamilton: Introduction: Business Groups and Economic Development (1-6). I. Chinese Business Networks: A Comparative View. A. General Perspectives: Wong Siu-lun: Chinese Entrepreneurs and Business Trust (13-26); S. Gordon Redding: Weak Organizations and Strong Linkages: Managerial Ideology and Chinese Family Business Networks (27-42); Gary G. Hamilton: The Organizational Foundations of Western and Chinese Commerce: A Historical and Comparative Analysis (43-57). B. Chinese Business Networks in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore: Kao Cheng-shu: "Personal Trust" in the Lare Businesses in Taiwan: A Traditional Foundation for Contemporary Economic Activities (61-70); Ichiro Numazaki: The Role of Personal Networks in the Making of Taiwan's Guanxiqiye (Related Enterprises) (71-85); Gilbert Wong: Business Groups in a Dynamic Environment: Hong Kong 1976-1986 (87-113); Eddie C. Y. Kuo: Ethnicity, Polity, and Economy: A Case Study of the Mandarin Trade and the Chinese Connection (115-132); Tong Chee Kiong: Centripetal Authority, Differentiated Networks: The Social Organization of Chinese Firms in Singapore (133-156); Tan Hock: State Capitalism, Multinational Corporations, and Chinese Entrepreneurship in Singapore (157-169). II. Business Networks in Japan and South Korea. A. Japanese Business Networks: Okumura Hiroshi: Intercorporate Relations in Japan (177-185); Yoshiaki Ueda: Types and Characteristics of Interlocking Directorates in Japan (187-199); Marco Orrù: Practical and Theoretical Aspects of Japanese Business Networks (210-227). B. South Korean Business Networks: Eun Mee Kin: The Industrial Organization and Growth of the Korean Chaebol: Integrating Development and Organizational Theories (231-251); William Zeile: Industrial Policy and Organizational Efficiency: The Korean Chaebol Examined (253-280). III. Conclusion: Gary G. Hamilton: The Theoretical Significance of Asian Business Networks (283-298).