... on this specific outcome, the paper provides recommendations for practicing managers both in China and elsewhere, admits limitations and paves the way for future research avenues. Ronald Busse can be contacted at: ronaldbusse@gmx.de 16 06 2017 19 07 2017 21 07 2017 © Emerald Publishing...

...André de Waal; Amy Wang Purpose In recent years, China has shifted its competitive strategy from competing on low cost to producing higher value added products and services, and the country has made the promotion of business excellence a national strategic priority. As a consequence, Chinese...

...Yui-Woon Wong; Yui-tim Wong Purpose China is experiencing a double-digit turnover rate and high turnover intention. This research aims to explore the relationships of turnover intention, perceived organisational support (POS) and affective commitment in China. Design/methodology/approach...

...Steven Tam Purpose This article reveals a managerial issue that multinational corporations (MNCs) in China are at a strategic crossroad where their employees are competing with the same sources of guanxi networks for different business deals simultaneously. Design/methodology/approach...

...Yuhua Xie; Ying Zhu Purpose This paper aims to examine the issue of promoting women managers at an enterprise level in China by tackling key research questions related to the level of participation of women among total managerial positions and the opportunities of promoting women into managerial...

...William S. Harvey Purpose – The purpose of this article was to discuss the phenomenon of international talent mobility and competition in relation to China's engagement in the “talent war” for attracting, retaining and managing global talents, from a policy perspective. Design/methodology...

... The dataset used in this study consists of 255 employees and their 86 direct supervisors in two IJVs in China. The authors adopted LISREL to test a proposed model and investigate the following relationships: subordinate‐supervisor guanxi as an antecedent of commitment to supervisor and organisational...

.... Keywords: Business ethics, China, Decision making, Employee attitudes, Employee behaviour, guanxi, SOE employees, SOE organizations,State-owned enterprises www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/20408001111179140 This article originally appeared in Volume 2 Number 2, 2011, pp. 83-99 Journal...

...Chaoying Tang; Yunxia Gao Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the moderating effect of employee emotional intelligence on the relationship of intra‐department communications and employee's reaction to organizational change in China. Design/methodology/approach Based...

... Anne Tsui has developed her interest and passion in Chinese management research over the years; how Dr Tsui has contributed to the management field; what researchers should do in order to conduct quality management research in China; and what Dr Tsui has envisioned for the future opportunities...

...Xinjian Li; Xing Liu; Bo Shi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to gain a systematic and comprehensive understanding of deploying temporary agency work (TAW) in China in relation to the adoption, staffing pattern, and human resource (HR) configuration. Design/methodology/approach Based...

... Professor Gu Shanghai Jiaotong University, China Outstanding Reviewer This article originally appeared in Volume 1 Number 1, 2010, Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management Jan Selmer and Romie Littrell “Business managers’ work value changes through...

...Fang Lee Cooke; Debi S. Saini Purpose This paper aims to investigate diversity management (DM) practices in China and India by analyzing formal DM policy (if one exists) adopted by the company and informal DM practices adopted by managers. It also aims to discuss the appropriateness of the US...

... with a content analysis approach was adopted. Based on the pattern of the literature, a three‐level competency modeling framework was derived. It was then used to analyze the research and practice of competency modeling in China. Findings The paper finds that Chinese literature has been focused...

... 2012 1. feedforward; 2. concurrent; and 3. feedback. Thomas Tang can be contacted at: ttang@mtsu.edu Human research management Research and development China An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest (Benjamin Franklin). Act as if what you...

...‐making behavior. In recent years, China's business ethical practices have received increasing attention in both public and scholarly arenas (Chan et al., 2008; Wu, 1999). Particularly, China's recent problems in defective products, such as toys, toothpastes, and pet food, have been blamed...

...FangLee Cooke Purpose The purpose of this paper is to chart the sharp rise of informal employment in urban China in the last decade. It investigates the role of labour market regulations in shaping employment relations for those engaged in this form of employment and their employment outcome...

...Sun Xiao; Catharine Ross; Jonathan Liu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the challenge in evaluating China's overseas management training and development (MTD) in cross‐cultural settings. It examines the evaluation practice of China's overseas MTD interventions and explores...

...Yue Qu; Fang Cai Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between training and education and associated workforce productivity and competitiveness also, to identify new effective strategies for China to maintain and enhance workforce productivity given the depleting...

...Boyi Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to gain an understanding of the current status, major concerns and trends faced by Chinese HRM professionals in relation to Wayne Chen and Hay Group China's engagement in its client organizations, also to identify the relationship between HRM research...