Research Article

Research on Conflict Behavior of Top Management Team in Family Enterprises: A Complex Network Perspective

Table 1

Background description of and enterprises.


Time of company’s foundation19961998

Corporation natureFamily business, restructured as large state-owned joint venture company in 2004, used to engage in mobile phone distribution, now operates as limited liability companyFamily business, now operating as Co., Ltd.

Brand agencyFirst-line brand of mobile phones, such as Samsung, Motorola, and HTCSecond- and third-line brand of mobile phones, such as LG, Lenovo, ZTE, and Tianyu

Major marketsConcentrated in the Yangtze River Delta region, mainly in Jiangsu ProvinceNationwide, especially focus on relatively small city in Zhejiang Province

Main business operationEngage in mobile phone sales agent service and telecom serviceEngage in China mobile business sales agent service, such as mobile phone sales agent, telecom service, and cross industry investment

Operating conditionsPerformance is stable; sales of 3.1 billion yuan in 2007Sales income is 3.4 billion yuan in 2007 and then losses due to the volatile market changes