questionnaires were administered to employees and managers in China, whereas in the USA, faculty, staff and students at a Midwestern … operating in China. Originality/value – This study compared generation, culture and gender differences simultaneously; parallel … and generations in the USA and China. Most benefit will occur for US based multinational companies that have Chinese …

and its potential for institutional change in the field of labour relations in China. Design/methodology/approach – This …, specifically in 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2015, in Guangdong Province, China. Questionnaire and interview methods were used; 2 … increase in collectivized disputes in China has given rise to an escalation of labour action, characterized by wildcat strikes …

a foreign employer perceives and responds to the recent IR changes in China. Design/methodology/approach This paper … of a foreign firm in China serves three major functions – a collective voice, a monopoly, and an external affairs … function – and that the firm’s interpretation of these functions has changed within China’s dynamic IR environment. Further …

in the case of the collective bargaining regulations in Guangdong Province, China, using long-term observation and in …-making in China. First, the primary data focus on a series of in-depth interviews conducted in 2014. In Guangdong Province, the … limitations/implications Guangdong Province and its emerging collective labour regimes are not representatives of China, but they …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the post-enactment status of China’s Labour Contract Law and Labour … appropriate next step in China’s juridification process of developing its own rule of Labour Law. Research limitations … literature. Both the progress and challenges in China’s rule of Labour Law process are reflected in this work, together with …

had been contacted beforehand from MNCs in China. Structural equation modeling and hierarchical regression are used to …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore China’s labour dispute arbitration system reform through analysing … – from the perspectives of the arbitrators, previously ignored in research on China. Design/methodology/approach – This paper … arbitrators in Beijing, China with a useable response rate of 71 per cent. Additionally, qualitative semi-structured interviews …

networks based on connections made by individuals. Practical implications – Advances the view that managers in China who want a …. Originality/value – Presents ideas from China that could be applied in some western organizations.  …