This work discusses the ideas on leadership that are to be found in the works of Han Fei, the pre-eminent philosopher of Legalism in ancient China. It describes the fundamental Legalist principles of <italic>fa</italic>, <italic>shi</italic> and <italic>shu</italic> and the ‘two handles’ of reward and punishment which were the primary means...

In this Epilogue to the Symposium, we look at the conclusions we can draw from our <italic>tour d'horizon</italic> of managers, markets and the globalized economy in the People's Republic of China. We have seen that, since the late 1970s, industrial ownership has significantly opened-up and become more...

This paper argues that the effects of the new microprocessor technology such as FMS, CAD/CAM, CNC systems and so on, on industrial relations are relatively indeterminate, given that new production-systems may permit a range of organizational and manpower solutions. Examples are cited from a...

This article sets out an emerging model of Employment Relations (including Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management) in the People's Republic of China, particularly in terms of the formation of a distinctly 'Chinese' version. It follows the historical logic of its evolution to evaluate...