The Operation And Management Of Mobil Oil Company In China (1931-1945)

Before the late nineteenth century,the only means of illumination for millions of people in China had been using vegetable and animal oil.Oil was put into bowls containing floating wicks.Soon after,Mobil oil was transported to China by sailors.The market of fuel in China had been entering new period.Chinese began to use new fuel that was serve to families and factories.In the 1930s and 1940s,Japanese imperialists launched a comprehensive war of aggression against China.Japanese government monopolized the development of local agricultural,finance and industry in occupied areas.Oil which was the blood of combat weapons was more valuable than gold during World War II.Because of that,Japanese scrambled the ownership of oil.Mobil oil company accounted for 30%of China's oil market,it became the target if Japan's exclusion.Foreign oil companies and local small refineries in occupied areas,were destroyed by bombs or annexed by Pro-Japanese regime.In order to maintain its marketing net in China,Mobil oil company changed the marketing model.After reading a lot of Chinese and foreign resources,I decided to research the Mobil oil company that managed in China for more than one hundred of years.I emphasis on its operation and administration during the Anti-Japanese War.we can see the difference between this special period and prewar period.Also,we can know the relationship between Mobil company and success of China.So,there are certain academic meaning of this paper for us to study the management of modern foreign companies.It is also beneficial to the study of Anti-Japanese war and China-US relations.