In this paper, the topic of management training and education in China is revisited. Following the economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping, a system of management training ‘with Chinese characteristics’ was sought. Assistance was forthcoming from not only the USA but also Canada, the EU...

This study examines the links between epidemics and their economic and human resources consequences in a contemporary setting, specifically in terms of their impacts on human resources, labour-markets and jobs. To exemplify the above, we looked at SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) a...

The ‘Middle Kingdom’ has come a long way in the last few decades, its economy has burgeoned and its prosperity has flourished. Chinese management has evolved greatly too but is now at the ‘crossroads’, as the People's Republic of China celebrates the 60th anniversary of the...

The conclusions presented here sum up the contributions in the <italic>Special Issue</italic> regarding the managing of China's energy sector, particularly regarding the demand and profile of energy as well as the marketization of the sector. Strategic, organizational and policy issues relevant to the main theme...

As China has now become the largest energy consumer in the world, its energy sector has understandably huge domestic and global implications. In this <italic>Special Issue</italic>, which is an interdisciplinary one, comprising a set of eight in-depth empirical studies by leading international experts in the...

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