... programs in China and its relationship with the managers’ overall involvement in corporate university programs and their commitment to the organization. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted in two state-owned organizations in China, a country in which many organizations have adopted...

...), an analytical distinction needs to be made between three levels of activity, the: Conceptualizations of work Cultural‐historical activity theory Expansive learning efforts Practice‐based approach Tool mediation Virtual design environment Learning methods Globalization Finland China...

... at: yanyang@ruc.dk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Professionalization Professionalism Professions Subjectivity Identification Knowledge specialization Software engineering China In the concrete workplace as well as the conceptual context of Chinese society, the development...

... of formal interviewees named Li Hengyang (Pseudonyms were used throughout this paper) was chosen as the narrator of this research (Table I). In the past few decades, interest in the learning of altruistic professionals (e.g. teachers, doctors and socialists) has been increasing in China. However...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Information literacy Job satisfaction Competences Business performance Workplace China As information technology has become more seamless and user‐friendly, information literacy (IL) is now recognized internationally as an essential competence...

...June Xuejun Qiao Purpose This study is intended to investigate the current status of corporate universities in China. It aims to explore the processes and practices of corporate universities in China, and discover the issues and challenges involved in building and running a corporate university...

...Clare Sham Purpose The main purpose of this paper is to examine the empirical status of corporate universities (CUs) in China. An a priori CU framework was employed in an attempt to describe the key functions that an ideal type of CU in China should perform. Design/methodology/approach Three...

... of a process improvement program “custom built” for the Chinese employees of the international company. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Employees behaviour Change management Continuous improvement Action learning Team learning China This case study describes the introduction...