{"title":"Human resources and management in China's 'hi-tech' revolution: a study of selected computer hardware, software and related firms in the PRC","authors":"M. Warner","doi":"10.1080/095851999340602","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the management of human resources in China's 'hi-tech' revolution, as it mainly appears in its computer hardware, software and related products firms. Based on a study of both large and small enterprises in Beijing's 'Electronics Alley' in Haidian, it looks at their HRM characteristics, namely at their labour management relations, employment contracts, rewards system, social insurance and personnel behaviour (such as recruitment, labour turnover and dismissals). The main conclusions confirm a degree of institutional continuity with past work-unit (danwei) practices but point also to the makings of a new employment relationship, with a weakening of the old 'patron-client' relationship.","PeriodicalId":14185,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Human Resource Management","volume":"31 1","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9000,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"60","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Human Resource Management","FirstCategoryId":"91","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/095851999340602","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MANAGEMENT","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 60
Abstract
This study examines the management of human resources in China's 'hi-tech' revolution, as it mainly appears in its computer hardware, software and related products firms. Based on a study of both large and small enterprises in Beijing's 'Electronics Alley' in Haidian, it looks at their HRM characteristics, namely at their labour management relations, employment contracts, rewards system, social insurance and personnel behaviour (such as recruitment, labour turnover and dismissals). The main conclusions confirm a degree of institutional continuity with past work-unit (danwei) practices but point also to the makings of a new employment relationship, with a weakening of the old 'patron-client' relationship.
期刊介绍:
International Journal of Human Resource Management is the forum for HRM scholars and professionals worldwide. Concerned with the expanding role of strategic human resource management in a fast-changing global environment, the journal focuses on future trends in human resource management, drawing on empirical research in the areas of strategic management, international business, organizational behaviour, personnel management and industrial relations that arise from: -internationalization- technological change- market integration- new concepts of line management- increased competition- changing corporate climates Now publishing twenty-two issues per year, The International Journal of Human Resource Management encourages strategically focused articles on a wide range of issues including employee participation, human resource flow, reward systems and high commitment work systems. It is an essential publication in an exciting field, examining all management decisions that affect the relationship between an organization and its employees. Features include; -comparative contributions from both developed and developing countries- special issues based on conferences and current issues- international bibliographies- international data sets- reviews