Human Resources Management in China: Cases in HR Practice
Woodhead Publishing Ltd, April 2011, Pages: 226
Aimed at people interested in management and Human Resources in China, this book is a collection of original and researched case studies on a variety of HR issues occurring in Chinese organisations, both privately-owned and part of multi-national enterprises, and how these issues are resolved by management. The impacts of the solutions in the organisations are also discussed. Preceded by a brief review of the Chinese and Western literature on this problem, the case is then presented and concluded by an analysis of the situations and solutions implemented.
Key features:
- based on original research, conducted in-the-field
- provides actual case-studies based on actual organisations
- integrates a theoretical perspective and analysis of the cases to assist in a broad understanding of the issues discussed
Readership: Students and academics in Human Resource Management, and International Business, as well as Chinese students of HRM and English. Managers of multi-national enterprises and managers who wish to commence business in China would also find this book invaluable to assist in an understanding of Chinese culture and management.
Introduction
- Method used
- Literature review
- Issues discussed in the studies
Succession planning in the Chinese subsidiary of a multinational enterprise
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- The vision
- OEO in China
- Demographics
- Succession planning
- Candidate selection
- Learning needs
- Programme results
- The competencies
- Measurement of the competencies
- What was learnt?
- Conclusion
- References
Staffing issues in a furniture exporting organisation in Ningbo
- Staffing issues in a furniture exporting organisation in Ningbo
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- The problems
- Staff satisfaction
- Supply problems
- Recruitment of staff
- Alternative supplier and delivery problems
- Conclusion
- References
Human resource problems at the US Vehicles motor factory in central China
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- The problems
- Resolution of the problems – conflict management
- Training
- Compensation and performance
- Cross-cultural conflict
- Expatriates
- Conclusion
- References
Management and staffi ng at a start-up regional airlines company
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- The problems
- The solution
- The structure
- Conclusion
- References
Human resource problems during a merger and acquisition
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- The problems
- Mergers and takeovers
- Student recruitment issues
- Expatriate leadership
- Industrial relations issues
- Conclusion
- References
The compensation system reform of the multi-purpose workgroup in a heat-treatment workshop
Xie Yuhua
- Introduction
- The organisation
- The problems
- The solution
- The implementation
- Conclusion
The balanced scorecard in the Credit Card Association of China
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- Company mission and responsibilities
- The problems
- To boost the inter-departmental communication – the horizontal committee system
- To align corporate goals with departmental activities – the balanced scorecard
- The establishment of a strategy map
- Five criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the measures
- Six criteria for screening initiatives
- Sample matching grid of initiatives
- Conclusion
- Appendix: The organisational structure of CCAC
- References
Staff turnover in a pharmaceutical and healthcare company
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- The problems
- The solution
- The results
- Conclusion
- References
Staff retention in the hotel industry
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- The problems
- Remuneration and motivation
- Culture within the hotel
- Promotion and retention
- Staff turnover
- Other incentives
- Conclusion
- References
Human resource problems in a high-tech business incubator
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- The problems
- The solution
- Conclusion
- References
Staff retention, motivation and commitment at the China Electrical Components organisation
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- The problems
- The solutions
- The morale and motivation of staff
- Other operational improvements
- Conclusion
- References
Remuneration and retention in a privately-owned technology company
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- The problems
- The solutions
- ‘Flow-back’
- Core employee plan
- Government assistance
- Conclusion
- References
Organisational change at a multinational gas corporation in Shanghai
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- Areas of change/challenge
- Authorisation policy
- The objective
- Conclusion
- References
Compensation strategies as a motivational and retention tool
Doug Davies, Liang Wei and Zhang Xinyan
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- The problem
- Continuing changes
- Organisational changes and the compensation problems
- Stock option plan
- The benefi ts and problems of the stock option plan
- Further organisational changes
- Conclusion
- References
Performance management at International Air Transport
- Introduction
- Literature review
- The organisation
- The problem
- The solution
- The result of the changes
- Conclusion
- References
Conclusion
Dr. Doug Davies is a Senior Lecturer in Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations at the University of Canberra, Australia. He has lectured extensively in China and has visited many parts of China during his research. He has also taught in Singapore and Hong Kong and has been the International coordinator for HR and Business programs at Curtin University in Perth and at the University of Canberra. Davies has written papers on HR and IR practices in Australia, Singapore and China, and currently serves on the Editorial Board of three journals while undertaking research on staff engagement issues in Australia and China.
Ms. Liang Wei is a Lecturer in the School of Business at the East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. She has lectured at MBA level for many years and is familiar with Chinese enterprise operations. She has translated several books concerning the field of business practices into Mandarin.
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