A Farming Empire's "Monarch"
Published: 2009-01-05
The "Constitutional Monarchy" of a Farming Empire
Nation, page 11
Sun Dawu sitting in for his company's elections proceeding. Hebei Dawu Farming and Husbandry Group is a family business with a twist. Its founder Sun initiated in 2005 a leadership model akin to the separation of powers under a constitutional monarchy. Sun remained as the sovereign head of his farming empire but without the absolute power - he was restrained by three branches of administrative powers: a board of directors, a managing committee, and a monitoring committee, each in-charge of decision making, operational matters, and ownership respectively. The empire's subjects (employees) each had voting rights to determine who sat on the board of directors. This form of administrative system was adopted after Sun completed his three-year jail term for illegal fund raising in 2002. During his absence, the company's operations slid, causing him to search for a more sustainable way of managing family business.
Original article: [Chinese]