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SUMMARY:The Shanzhai Phenomenon and its Implications - Dr Yongjiang Shi (I
 nstitute for Manufacturing\, Cambridge University)
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DESCRIPTION:The seminar aims to review the Shanzhai phenomenon and explore
  its wider implications to management studies and even the current debates
  about the Chinese economic model or the Beijing Consensus.  Shanzhai is a
 n emerging form of informal economic activity and industrial development i
 n China. Using a network model\, Shanzhai companies imitates\, learns\, an
 d innovates new technologies and products at a much faster pace than tradi
 tional forms of production. More recently\, its influence has been pronoun
 ced\, particularly in the mobile phone and tablet computer industry where 
 it has developed a sophisticated industrial cluster located in Shenzhen\, 
 China that produces more than 200 million mobile phone handsets annually a
 t a much cheaper cost than those available in the global marketplace. Shan
 zhai has been recognized as a complex industrial system that includes four
  distinctive levels – products\, industrial systems\, ethos\, and cultur
 e. Its unique nature\, grassroots localized background\, strong “informa
 l” features\, illegitimate status and behaviors therefore make it an exc
 eptionally rich and novel area in need of empirical investigation\, theory
  development\, and fundamentally better understandings. 
LOCATION:Chetwynd &amp\; Keynes\, King's College
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