Managing human resources in China : the view from inside multinationals / Yu Zheng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zheng, Yu, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises--China--Personnel management.

International business enterprises.

Personnel management--China.

Personnel management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

China is undergoing a dramatic transition from the old to the new as the country integrates into global product and labour markets. Managing Human Resources in China examines the emergence of new and hybrid forms of employment practices within Chinese Multinational Corporations (MNCs) from the perspective of local stakeholders. These include managers, workers and government officials, who take part in strategic planning and policy implementation whilst coping with the pressure of an ever-changing environment. Working in and observing four foreign-invested manufacturing plants located in one of China's new industrial clusters, Yu Zheng offers a fresh perspective on the management of MNCs. The voices of employees have not been heard before, yet they are the critical actors in China's transformation through foreign direct investment. This book explores the pains and gains, achievements and setbacks of managing the Chinese workforce, which is ever pragmatic, increasingly assertive and constantly evolving.

Contents:

Introduction: economic transition, multinational corporations (MNCs) and employment practices at workplace level in China

MNCs and management space: a framework to study subsidiary HRM

Doing case studies with mixed research methods

Multinationals in China: an overview

Household white goods manufacturing plants: targeting an emerging consumer market

Synthetic fibre manufacturing plants: developing a regional production base

Management learning, strategic repositioning and power struggles: dynamics in developing subsidiary HRM

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-85387-2

1-107-23493-X

1-139-84005-3

1-139-84243-9

1-139-00427-1

1-139-84577-2

1-139-84479-2

OCLC:

817224428