The purpose of this article is to provide an overview on the state of research in the field in
human resource management (HRM) issues in multinational corporations (MNCs) in and …

The transformation of industrial relations (IR) in China over the last three decades has been
(partially) captured by the growing number of scholarly studies in the English language …

This chapter reviews research on the linkages between corporate globalization and worker
representation. Studies have identified various transmission channels through which the …

This article evaluates the development of Chinese enterprise unions, drawing on case‐study
evidence from foreign‐invested enterprises in the Pearl River Delta. Findings suggest that it …

Although conflict and trust have often been considered incompatible, recent studies indicate
that managing conflict cooperatively and trust can reinforce each other. This chapter uses …

Guided by social exchange theory and signaling theory, this chapter investigates the
relationship between individual perceptions of high-performance work systems (HPWS) …

This chapter outlines the changing role of the parties, including the state, the unions and the
workers. It examines the processes of employment relations by focusing on the development …

This paper uses the economic census data of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the
Chinese manufacturing industry to investigate the effects of Chinese unions on firm …

We explore how Chinese firms vary in the extent to which they use illegal overtime (working
hours beyond the statutory limit) in the face of emerging institutional pressure against such …

This study investigates the effect of labour unions on productivity across various types of firm
ownership in China. Using a panel dataset of Chinese manufacturing firms covering 2004 …