The impact of economic reform on the role of trade unions in Chinese enterprises

Daniel Z. Ding; Keith Goodall; Malcolm Warner

doi:10.1080/09585190110111468

The impact of economic reform on the role of trade unions in Chinese enterprises

Daniel Z. Ding, Keith Goodall, Malcolm Warner

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Abstract

The movement of the Chinese economy towards a market orientation has been characterized by high levels of foreign direct investment, the diversification of forms of public ownership and the growing economic significance of the private sector as the PRC joins the global economy. These changes have clearly had a significant impact over time on the Chinese labour-force. This study, based on a geographically dispersed sample of sixty-two enterprises, both state-owned and joint venture, examines the effect of these economic reforms on industrial and labour relations, and in particular on the role of trade unions at plant level.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	431-449
Journal	International Journal of Human Resource Management
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09585190110111468
Publication status	Published - May 2002

Research Keywords

All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU)
China
Enterprise reforms
HRM
Industrial relations
Labour contracts
Management
Organizational inertia
PRC
Social insurance
Trade unions
Wages
Workers' congresses

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