Collective Consultation and Industrial Relations in China

Clarke, Simon; Lee, Changhee; Qi, Li

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8543.2004.00313.x

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“…First, Asian countries are characterized by great heterogeneity across institutional structures (Hamilton & Biggart, 1988) which play a major role in shaping the region's business systems and economic growth (e.g., Carney, 2004;Haggard, 2004). Asian institutional structures are closely intertwined and mutually reinforcing (Kuruvilla, 1998), but changing rapidly (Clarke, Lee, & Li, 2004). For example, following independence, former colonies such as India and Malaysia established trade unions and arbitrating bodies to eliminate wage competition, promote labor cooperation and promote economic development (Frenkel & Kuruvilla, 2002).…”

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Varieties of export-oriented entrepreneurship in Asia

Terjesen

Hessels

2009

Asia Pac J Manag

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This paper explores differences in the proportion of export-oriented earlystage entrepreneurial activity in 12 Asian countries. Drawing on varieties of capitalism theory, we find that Asian countries with high quality institutions are more likely to have higher proportions of young export-oriented firms. However, analysis on a 51 country data set indicates that Asian countries have significantly fewer young export-oriented firms than do non-Asian countries. Furthermore, the multi-country study reveals that countries with higher proportions of export-oriented entrepreneurial activity tend to have flexible industrial relations, high quality vocational training, and confrontational labor-employer relations, however the proportion of export-oriented new ventures is not related to the quality of corporate governance and inter-firm relations.Asia Pac J Manag (2009) 26:537-561 DOI 10.1007 Siri Terjesen and Jolanda Hessels contributed equally.We appreciate developmental feedback from the three special issue editors, two anonymous reviewers, and participants at the APJM Varieties of Capitalism conference and the Queensland University of Technology Entrepreneurship bootcamp. This research was financed by a

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“…These have been well documented in existing studies (Clarke et al, 2004;Luo, 2011;Taylor et al, 2003;Warner & Ng, 1999), so we shall not expand on them here.…”

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“…At best this taxonomy should be seen as an initial estimate or baseline, against which future research can examine progress over the coming decade. (Chen, 2007;Clarke et al, 2004;Luo, 2011). Typically, the local government -often the labor administration and official union -develop a template for a collective contract that employers and the local branch of the union should sign (jiti hetong fanben).…”

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“…This is the model of collective bargaining most commonly followed by the ACFTU, which provides its unions with these template agreements for various regions that employers are requested to sign, and which re-state minimum legal conditions. Often, employers prepare the contracts and unions simply sign them without engaging in any negotiation (Clarke et al, 2004;Luo, 2011;Taylor, Chang, & Li, 2003;Wu, 2012).…”

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Labor Unrest and Incipient Collective Bargaining in China

Kuruvilla

Zhang

2016

Manag. Organ. Rev.

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In this paper, we argue that both labor unrest and collective bargaining are increasing in China. Using McAdam's political process theory, we argue that Chinese workers are striking more and offensively in support of their economic demands. We identify the state's interests in promoting collective bargaining, and through an analysis of union and employers organizations, attempt to predict the future trajectory of collective bargaining in China. Using new data about strikes, we confirm our argument that strikes in China are increasing. Based on very limited past and current research, we create a taxonomy of baseline collective bargaining in China against which future developments can be compared.

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“…More significantly, a national Labour Law was codified and legislated in 1994, effective 1 January 1995. The law laid down a foundation for workers' legal rights as well as collective contracts and collective consultations between official trade unions and management (Ng and Warner 1999;Taylor, Chang and Li 2003;Clarke, Lee and Li 2004).…”

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The Role of the State, Labour Policy and Migrant Workers’ Struggles in Globalized China

Pun

Chan

2009

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The financial crisis of 2008 brought many changes to the world economy with China seeming to stand out as one of the countries best able to weather the storm. There is a general belief that this is because China has a strong state which has reshaped the role of China in the new international division of labour and has the ability to resume its economic development internally. Our study of labour policy and workers' struggles tells a different story. We argue that the state-driven process of economic globalization has created a new millions-strong working class in China. A paradoxical phenomenon is that this state-driven process in economic globalization has been accompanied by a state retreat process in the areas of social reproduction and social protection. This state withdrawal process largely shapes a specific pattern of proletarianization of Chinese labour and a specific capital-labour relationship which contribute to recent, and intensifying, migrant workers' struggles in China.

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Collective Consultation and Industrial Relations in China

Abstract: Economic reform in China has

Cited by 132 publications

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Varieties of export-oriented entrepreneurship in Asia

Varieties of export-oriented entrepreneurship in Asia

Labor Unrest and Incipient Collective Bargaining in China

The Role of the State, Labour Policy and Migrant Workers’ Struggles in Globalized China

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