Thirty Years of Turbulence - Chinese Enterprises

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American legal master Rawls once said that an authoritarian system based on individual enlightenment is like a "skyscraper on sand", and once that authoritarian figure abdicates or their influence fades, its progressiveness naturally disappears. Yuan Geng and his Shekou have fulfilled this judgment. In 1992, at the age of 75, Yuan Geng handed over Shekou, which he had managed for 15 years. Since then, Shekou quickly lost its pioneering color and became "silent" after only three to five years. On April 8, 1998, the Shenzhen Business Daily published a report titled "What's Wrong with Shekou", which listed various declines in Shekou: real estate - not only showed the contradiction of structural demand realization obstacles, but also intensified market competition; Petrochemical business - business space is shrinking; Port transportation business - The advantages of Shekou Port are gradually disappearing, with low equipment utilization and berth utilization, and overcapacity; Investment service industry - not only is it difficult to attract new investment, but also some production enterprises in the area have relocated; Commercial trade: Hong Kong's business has significantly shrunk, almost all of which were in a loss making state last year; Manufacturing industry - with multiple categories, small scale, low technological content, and no strong flagship products. The reasons for these declines are: a lack of medium - and long-term strategies in development direction, and a lack of basic industry development goals; In terms of enterprise management, it is simple and extensive, without forming a modern management mechanism, lacking scientific planning and assessment mechanisms, effective supervision and control mechanisms, and reasonable allocation of incentive mechanisms; In terms of mental state, losing ambition and lacking competitiveness