...Yukun Pan; Weiqiang Tan; Daifei Yao; Rui Zhao Purpose This study investigates how firms adjust their resource base in response to rising labor costs and whether these adjustments influence corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of Chinese...

...Dongmin Kong; Shasha Liu; Rui Shen Purpose On the basis of labor economics theories, this study examines how adjustment in human capital accounts for labor cost stickiness. Design/methodology/approach This study makes use of employee education level as a measure of the quality of human capital...