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At present, the manufacturing industry is facing the severe development challenge of transformation and upgrading, and the solution of the problem depends largely on the development of production service. Therefore, this paper constructs a static panel data regression model based on location entropy and spatial Gini coefficient, and analyzes the agglomeration effect of production service industry on the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry in Quanzhou city. The results show that the agglomeration of production service industry plays a strong role in promoting the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry. The contribution of this study may provide both the theoretical reference and support fo r the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry.

PurposeThis paper proposes a framework for director evaluation in the context of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs), taking into account the influences of traditional and modern Chinese ideologies.Design/methodology/approachFollowing the Delphi method, a series of semi-structured interviews were conducted with Chinese SOE directors.FindingsThe framework used has been validated by examining seven dimensions of virtue and four dimensions of competence functions in Chinese SOEs. Effective and representative characteristics of each dimension are identified through interviews.Originality/valueFirst, through this research, indicators of virtue have been materialized and those of competence have been specified in a broader range. Second, this research provides advice for training of candidate directors whose experience were in private firms before they step in as SOE directors.

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