Abstract

The aim of this thesis is to explore the incentives of Chinese enterprises. First, we review research on incentives of enterprises both from Western countries and China. We classify incentives into two specific types - material incentives and non-material incentives. Each category is divided into several sub-categories. Second, we use a qualitative approach, specifically the case analysis method, to describe the incentives used by a sample of eight Chinese enterprises. These eight cases include TISCO, CNNC, Haier, Huawei, Xiaomi, CRCC, Fosun Pharma and BLUESTAR. Third, we analyze and account for the unique aspects on incentives of Chinese enterprises and suggest some topics for future research on the topic.