Strategies for Enterprise Governance

周玉威Posts & Telecom Press · ChinaJul 2020

Rating 2.8
Word count
156K words
Chapters
95
ISBN
9787115535931

Tags

Management Corporate StrategyBusiness ManagementSustainable GrowthBusiness DecisionsProcess ManagementManagement ImprovementStructural DesignLeadershipSuccess MindsetField Cases

Summary

A good company is not measured by its size or how much money it makes, but by whether it can grow sustainably. Today's world is undergoing change and innovation across the economic, political, technological and many other dimensions, and how to achieve rapid growth and sustainable development is a challenge many companies face. This book explores paths for improving corporate management across six areas: the reasons for sustained corporate success, honing strategic planning capability, structural design, process management, culture building and human resource management. Notably, the book cites a large number of real cases, systematically explaining how to ensure sustained corporate success through continuously enhancing organizational capability. This book is suitable for business managers, early-stage entrepreneurs, freelancers, and faculty and students in related disciplines at higher education institutions.

Editor's review

Governance Strategies for Enterprise is a management work by Zhou Yuwei based on years of corporate consulting practice, whose core value lies in the organic integration of traditional Chinese wisdom with modern management theory. Rather than dwelling on empty theoretical exposition, the author uses a wealth of local company cases to show how traditional resources such as The Art of War and Confucian thought can be turned into practical management tools.

The book's most striking feature is the systematic nature of its methodology. From strategy formulation to team building, from crisis management to culture building, the author constructs a complete corporate governance framework. The discussion of "dynamic balance" in particular moves beyond simple binary thinking, offering managers a more flexible decision-making perspective. The "three-stage management model" proposed in the book—basic standardization, efficiency enhancement, value innovation—reflects a deep understanding of the stages of corporate development.

Reading it, one can sense the author's solid practical grounding. Every management viewpoint is accompanied by analysis of specific situations, avoiding the abstraction common in most management books. The chapter on "organizational resilience" deserves particular attention; its discussion of crisis prevention and response offers practical guidance in today's uncertain business environment.

Note that the book leans more toward the governance needs of growing companies and is somewhat less targeted at startups or mature multinationals. Still, as a work blending Eastern and Western management wisdom, it offers valuable perspectives for readers seeking a management path with Chinese characteristics.

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Reading tips

  1. Start with the methodological framework in Chapter 3, then delve into specific chapters as needed
  2. Reread the relevant case sections selectively according to your company's stage
  3. Focus on the logic of translating traditional wisdom into modern management rather than applying it directly

About the publisher

Posts & Telecom Press China · Founded in 1953

Posts & Telecom Press is known for its strengths in science and technology, computing, and information and communications titles, and has extended its publishing into photography, art, software learning, and inspirational growth, giving it a fairly diverse range. Its catalog includes computing and communications works such as Refactoring and Patterns (Revised Edition) and Huawei Switch Learning Guide (Second Edition), alongside bilingual collector's editions such as The Little Prince (Chinese-English-French illustrated collector's edition), The Great Gatsby, and Three Days to See. Beijing Ten Years: 1980-1990 and Ghost Blade: WLOP Personal Illustration Collection reflect its presence in photography and art. Its authors include Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Helen Keller, Joshua Kerievsky, Wang Da, Zhang Zhaozeng, and WLOP.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 内容提要
  3. 推荐序
  4. 前言 企业治理逻辑的修炼之路
  5. 第一章 企业持续成功的原因
  6. 一、成功不是中彩票
  7. 二、构建核心能力是关键
  8. 1.什么才是决定企业成功的核心能力
  9. 2.构建核心能力是一项系统工作
  10. 3.企业核心能力是独一无二的
  11. 三、核心能力需要持续优化
  12. 1.要素能力的持续优化
  13. 2.系统能力的持续优化
  14. 第二章 修炼战略制定能力
  15. 一、建设战略分析流程能力
  16. 1.外部宏观环境分析
  17. 2.行业环境分析
  18. 3.企业内部环境评估
  19. 二、培养战略选择能力
  20. 1.修炼企业家精神
  21. 2.坚定的选择源于对企业能力的自信
  22. 3.过去的延长线上没有未来
  23. 三、企业常用竞争战略
  24. 1.低成本战略
  25. 2.差异化战略
  26. 3.关键用户战略
  27. 4.企业转型战略
  28. 5.多元化战略
  29. 第三章 战略实施能力建设的第一步：结构设计
  30. 一、结构优先
  31. 1.结构跟随战略，并影响战略
  32. 2.结构设计优先流程管理和文化塑造
  33. 3.结构视角优先人力资源视角
  34. 二、结构设计
  35. 1.与企业内外部环境相匹配
  36. 2.设计岗位
  37. 3.设计上层结构
  38. 4.设计决策机制
  39. 5.常用的结构类型
  40. 三、结构重组
  41. 1.论证重组的必要性
  42. 2.考虑重组成本
  43. 3.掌握重组的方法
  44. 第四章 战略实施能力建设的第二步：流程管理
  45. 一、流程是企业价值创造的关键
  46. 1.了解企业流程管理的基础知识和逻辑
  47. 2.做出流程竞争决策
  48. 3.打造企业价值网络
  49. 二、流程设计
  50. 1.流程布局
  51. 2.内部流程设计
  52. 3.流程的推动和拉动选择
  53. 三、流程管理与改进
  54. 1.营造流程文化
  55. 2.设立流程目标
  56. 3.消除过程浪费
  57. 4.改进企业流程
  58. 四、流程管理的成功典范：精益模式
  59. 1.精益模式的产生：卓越往往源于困难
  60. 2.精益之“术”
  61. 3.精益之“道”
  62. 第五章 战略实施能力建设的长远举措：文化塑造
  63. 一、企业需要精神文化
  64. 1.精神信念让企业与众不同
  65. 2.失去信仰，企业就没有未来
  66. 二、我们相信什么
  67. 1.使命
  68. 2.愿景
  69. 3.核心价值观
  70. 4.企业的灵魂：我们相信什么
  71. 三、塑造卓越文化的秘诀
  72. 1.卓越文化始于企业家
  73. 2.卓越文化顺应环境
  74. 3.卓越文化紧贴客户
  75. 4.卓越文化结合战略
  76. 四、卓越文化协调企业治理
  77. 1.文化协调是最高效的协调方式
  78. 2.卓越文化指导企业日常管理
  79. 3.卓越文化跨越民族和国界
  80. 五、卓越文化的传承
  81. 第六章 企业经营最重要的资源：人力资源
  82. 一、人力资源管理成功的关键：坦诚待人、策略用人
  83. 1.坦诚构建信任
  84. 2.真心的关怀
  85. 3.明确可预期的管理
  86. 二、人力资源的选择与配置
  87. 1.精准选人
  88. 2.有效配置
  89. 三、提升组织绩效
  90. 1.明确绩效问题
  91. 2.设定有挑战的绩效目标
  92. 3.提供绩效支持
  93. 4.科学的测量和评估
  94. 5.建立高绩效循环
  95. 参考文献

FAQ

What distinguishes this book from conventional management books? Rather than directly importing Western management theory, the book focuses on building a management framework grounded in China's business environment and cultural context, emphasizing dynamic balance and stage-by-stage evolution.
How current are the cases in the book? Most cases are drawn from Chinese local company practices between 2015 and 2020; though not the most recent, the management logic they reveal remains a lasting reference.
Is it suitable as a team reading? It suits management teams reading together; in particular, we recommend using the book's "organizational dialogue" tool for themed discussions.

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About the author

周玉威 Author

Zhou Yuwei is an author about whom limited public information is available. The only confirmed fact is that the author has written one work, Guiding Principles for Enterprise Governance (Zhi Qi Fang Lue), which is classified under management and serves as the main basis for understanding the author's writing. Judging from its title, the book focuses on corporate governance and management strategy, and belongs to practical management writing. As no reliable records of the author's background, professional identity, or writing career could be found, little more can be said about the person; readers can approach the author's management thinking and style of expression only through this work. Based on the available material, Zhou Yuwei's writing centers on the theme of corporate governance, addressing concrete issues in management practice, with a style inclined toward practical summary rather than theoretical exposition. It is suitable for readers interested in corporate governance and business management.