Introduction: globalization, strategic HRM and China -- Evolution of SHRM/HPWS and social exchange theory -- SHRM/HPWS in China and case study profiles -- Interview and case study analysis -- The mediating role of trust : survey results -- Conclusion: on-going challenges

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Globalization, strategic HRM and China -- 2 Evolution of SHRM/HPWS and social exchange theory -- 3 SHRM/HPWS in China and case study profiles -- 4 Implementation of...

This paper describes a search model with a continuum of worker and job types, free entry and transferable utility. We apply a second-order Taylor expansion to characterize the equilibrium, derive the "cost of search" and show that it is decreasing in the substitutability of worker types. This...