HRM, Work and Employment in China

by Cooke,Fang Lee

• ISBN13: 9780415327848
• ISBN10: 0415327849
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-02-03
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Investigating the extent to which China has embraced western HRM, this book provides a long-awaited analysis of the changing nature of work, employment, and HRM in Chinese society. With recent radical reforms in workplace welfare and social security provisions, there has been growing interest in the area and this book addresses the most important issues of the day, such as growing inequality in employment, public sector reform, pay systems, and vocational training. The book includes first-hand research and case studies, as well as secondary data and official statistics, and in doing so presents readers with a truly rounded view.

Author Biography

Fang Lee Cooke is a Senior Lecturer in Employment Studies at the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.

Table of Contents

List of tables	vii
Acknowledgements	ix
List of abbreviations	xi
Introduction	1	(18)
Employment relations in China and its institutional context	19	(23)
Reforms of the personnel system in the state sector	42	(22)
Pay systems and recent remuneration schemes	64	(23)
Vocational and enterprise training systems	87	(25)
Gender equality policy and practice in employment and management	112	(21)
Minimum wage and implications for equality in employment	133	(21)
Employment relations in private small firms	154	(18)
HRM in China -- recent developments	172	(22)
The future prospects of HRM, work and employment in China	194	(17)
Bibliography	211	(19)
Index	230