This book takes a strategic approach and provides a comprehensive review of books and
papers about human resource management (HRM) and labor relations management in …

People management in China has experienced a period of transformation in the last two
decades. The traditional personnel management policies once characteristic of the …

Context China's rapid modernisation since 1979 has involved the transmission and transfer
of ideas and techniques that have enhanced the transition to a market economy. These have …

Welcome to this special issue of Chinese Management Studies, focussed on human
resource management in China. In other places, my co-editor, Connie Zheng and I (Zheng …

The approach to managing human resources has changed significantly in China over the
last twenty-five years as its transformation from a state planned economy to a market …

This chapter traces the evolution of employment relations and human resource management
in China, paying special attention to the period since the economic reforms were initiated …

This symposium explores Chinese people-management as an academic subject, looking at
where it is currently going and the likely direction of its progress. After the economic reforms …

In this chapter, the evolution of human resource management (HRM) in China is divided into
five stages. In chronological order, the first stage is the nascent form of labor management …

This contribution, as a part of a wider symposium, sets out to 'make sense, of Chinese
human resource management (HRM) as it has evolved over the past three decades, by …

Focusing on the theoretical developments and practical applications of human resource
management, this paper reviews the transition of human resource management in China …