... International business Multinational companies Investments Since the People's Republic of China accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a member state in 11 December 2001, the country has seen expansive trade development and growth (Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China...

...@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk Performance appraisal Culture China Multinational companies There is an unwritten rule for promotion. Take graduates for instance, if a graduate is not promoted within two years, it means that s/he is totally ‘ignored’ by the manager. Therefore, as long as you are not so bad...

... International business Multinational companies Globalization Since the People's Republic of China's (PRC) accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a member state in 2001, the country has seen expansive trade development and growth (Ministry of Commerce of the PRC, 2008a, b, c...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Human resource management Strategic objectives Multinational companies China Previous research has argued that HR departments in MNCs should shift their focus from a traditionally administrative role towards a more strategic one (Beer, 1997...

...‐border M&As is positively associated with China's membership in the WTO. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Acquisitions and mergers Multinational companies Organizational theory China Companies from emerging markets have grown rapidly in terms of their international...

..., and long‐term versus short‐term orientation. Multinational companies Cross‐cultural management National cultures Knowledge transfer Subsidiaries China The individualist versus collectivist dimension focuses on the degree to which a society reinforces individual or collective achievements...

.... The overall goal of this research project is to provide a holistic picture of knowledge management in multinational companies (MNCs). To achieve this goal, we concentrated on the process of cross‐site knowledge transfer in MNCs and the various variables influencing it. The theoretical background integrated...

...Mei‐chi Hu; Connie Zheng; David Lamond Purpose The existing research on multinational companies (MNCs) tends to emphasise the diffusion of knowledge and skills in information, communication and technology (ICT) from the more advanced industrialised nations to less‐developed or latecomer countries...