preparing them to deal with China’s entry into the World Trade Organisation. Internal disparity in China and Europe is briefly …

obstacles to the efficient implementation of Western‐designed and delivered programmes of management development in China … change in management and contribute to the development of China's economic reform process. Originality/value – The paper is a … Western‐designed management development programmes in less developed countries in general and in China in particular.  …

evaluate leaders in China using a toolkit and consulting process derived from Anglo‐American leadership theory and HR … guidelines and insights into selecting appropriate assessment tools and structuring the process for China‐based clients … assessment in China.  …

entrepreneurship with respect to China's rural enterprises. It also attempts to provide a conceptual framework concerning how rural …, managerial networks, and market orientation. Findings – The study identifies three framework layers for the development of China … provide insights about local state governance, ownership structures and market competition in China. Originality/value – As …

investigated in China and/or the private sector. Consequently, the paper makes a valuable contribution to the literature of … managerial effectiveness as well as to China‐related HRM research.  …

public sector of the cross‐cultural context of China and to identify whether there is an alternative term in the Chinese … concept of servant leadership holds parallel meaning in China to that of the West and that the Chinese concept of servant …/value – The paper is a first attempt to examine servant leadership in the public sector in China. It not only reports various …

consecutive nation‐wide surveys from 1997 to 2006 in China, the study provides empirical evidence and theoretical explanation on … private entrepreneurs' behaviors in obtaining organizational legitimacy in China's transition economy. Findings – The paper … finds that the institutional environment in China's transition economy for private firms was weak. Specifically, weak …