...Jan Selmer; Jakob Lauring Purpose – As it has been suggested that adult third-culture kids may be more culturally adaptable than others, they have been labelled “the ideal” expatriates. The purpose of this paper is to explore the adjustment of self-initiated expatriate academics in Hong Kong...

...Alan Kai Ming AU; Bala Ramasamy; Alan Au; Matthew Yeung Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate the degree of dissimilarities among Chinese individuals' value profiles by using data collected from Shanghai and Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach The shortened version of the Rokeach Value...

...Dail Fields; Andrew Chan; Syed Akhtar; Terry C. Blum Purpose To compare the tendency of US and Hong Kong Chinese companies to utilize three alternative human resource management (HRM) strategies to offset uncertainties in the supply of labor. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected...

...Jan Selmer; Eric S.H. Ling; Lewis S.C. Shiu; Corinna T. de Leon The adjustment of business managers from Beijing and Shanghai assigned to Hong Kong and of Hong Kong expatriates working in Beijing and Shanghai were compared in an exploratory study. The personal in‐depth interviews showed differences...

...Joseph Monahan Outlines Hong Kong’s financial system during the pre‐unification era. Looks at recent issues, regulatory changes and its development as an international financial centre. Considers banking, the stock market, the bond & futures market, the gold market, regulatory bodies...