Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate how Chinese factories can attract and retain blue-collar workers. While higher wages are typically considered to be an effective HR instrument in this regard, this paper argues for the relevance of ethics in the HR domain. To this end, the...

Summary Corporate Responsibility is a crucial concept in the pharmaceutical industry, especially for research-based pharmaceutical companies. Companies are faced with a tension between fulfilling normative expectations of solidarity and making profits under the pressure of competition. We argue...