Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a qualitative analysis of change in order to understand which factors inhibit or, conversely, facilitate the enactment process of managers' performance appraisal and reward systems. Design/methodology/approach – The problem is investigated...

Different from the existing literature who focusing on macro-geographical scale (regional or national level), this book investigates the causes and socio-economic effects of foreign direct investment in the Dongguan municipality of southern China during the 1990s. As the first comprehensive...