Chinese Organizations Research Articles

Enhancing Employee’s Work Ethics and Social Responsibility Awareness in Chinese Organizations: The Roles of Confucian Diligence Tradition, Western Values and Participative Leadership

Enhancing Employee’s Work Ethics and Social Responsibility Awareness in Chinese Organizations: The Roles of Confucian Diligence Tradition, Western Values and Participative Leadership

Enhancing employee's work ethics and social responsibility awareness in Chinese organisations: the roles of Confucian diligence tradition, western values and participative leadership

Enhancing employee's work ethics and social responsibility awareness in Chinese organisations: the roles of Confucian diligence tradition, western values and participative leadership

“… And They Have Directed the Activities of These Secret Organizations to Espionage and Sabotage”. Chinese Sworn Brotherhoods and Secret Societies During the Period of the Great Terror

In the second half of the XIX century, by the terms of the Aigun and the Peking treaties the Russian Empire acquired new territories of Amur and Ussuri regions. Soon after the Russian administration faced the fact that the Chinese living in this region and migrant workers did not consider themselves to be dependent on the Russian government and were administered by their own organizations. The shadowy activities of Chinese societies and organizations, as well as sworn brotherhoods were a cause of concern for Russian administrators and explorers. After the October revolution the situation did not change. The Soviet administration regarded Chinese secret societies and brotherhoods as obstacles to the integration of the Chinese workers into Soviet society. By the time of the "Great Purge" these institutions had been considered as "reactionary". The NKVD used this image of Chinese societies and brotherhoods to justify the need for an operation against the Chinese diaspora.

Organizational Structure And Standard Development Procedures Of standard Development Organizations——Comparative Research Based On Domestic And Foreign Perspectives

This paper takes the typical foreign standard development organizations IEEE, ASTM, W3C, and IETF as examples to analyze the characteristics of organizational structure and standard developing procedures. These four organizations are typical representative of foreign SDOs which can be divided into two categories, one is represented by IEEE and ASTM which are legal entities and their standardization organization structure and standard development procedures are relatively fixed. The other is represented by W3C and IETF, which are relatively loose and open and their standardization organizations and standard development process are more flexible. At the same time, this paper also selects the top ten social organizations that are active on the Chinese national information platform of social organization standard. Compared with foreign social organizations, it is found that their standardization organization structures are not transparent enough and too concentrated. It also found that the standard development process of Chinese social organization is relatively simple and lack of innovation.

Chinese DMOs’ engagement on global social media: examining post-related factors

ABSTRACTThis study explores how Chinese destination management organizations (DMOs) employ global social media posts to promote their destinations to international travelers and to understand the effects of post-related factors on online user engagement. Based on a review of 6014 Facebook posts over a one-year period, this study empirically investigates the engagement performance of Chinese DMOs and its relationship with three post-related factors, namely post content interactivity, post type, and post length. Interactive content and post length each exert significant and positive effects on user engagement. Furthermore, post length is more meaningful when the content is interactive.

Visualization and analysis of mapping knowledge domain of oxidation studies of sulfide ores.

The oxidation of sulfide ores is a common phenomenon. To better understand the current development and status of oxidation studies of sulfide ores (OSSO), a bibliometric analysis of OSSO was conducted by mapping the spatiotemporal distribution of the knowledge domain and the research focus using VOSviewer and Citespace tools. The data were derived from the Web of Science (WOS) core collection database from 2000 to 2018. Study emphases covered publication outputs, countries/regions, organizations, top journals, research focus and keyword co-occurrence network, and theme development. The results include the following findings: (1) The line of the 3-year moving average of publications (3-year MAP), h-index (3-year MAH), and authors (3-year MAA) increased from 2001 to 2018. Conversely, the h-index continuously declined. (2) Asia had the most publications, with 1052, followed by Europe, with 923, and America, with 767. China, the USA, and Australia are the most active countries. (3) The top 10 organizations with the most publications are five Chinese organizations and one organization from each of the following countries: Russia, Australia, France, and India. (4) Hydrometallurgy, Minerals Engineering, Ore Geology Reviews, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, and Economic Geology are among the top 10 journals that researchers are most concerned about. (5) Cooperation among different organization or different countries is the most effective way to produce the most influential papers. (6) The OSSO is still focused on the process of oxidation by using different methods and techniques. In future work, it is necessary to progress new methods to understand the process of self-heating and prevent spontaneous combustion disaster of sulfide ore which result from OSSO.

Ethical Leadership and Young University Teachers' Work Engagement: A Moderated Mediation Model.

This paper aims to examine the mediating role of organizational trust in the relationship between ethical leadership and young teachers’ work engagement, and the moderating effect of supervisor–subordinate (S–S) guanxi. S–S guanxi is a special interpersonal relationship in Chinese organizations. The sample in this study comprises 205 young teachers from 15 Chinese universities. The results reveal that organizational trust mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and young teachers’ work engagement. Moreover, S–S guanxi strengthens the positive relationship between organizational trust and young teachers’ work engagement, and the indirect effect of ethical leadership on young teachers’ work engagement through organizational trust. Based upon these findings, several theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Organizational cohesion: harmonization of cooperation in the aspect of selected elements of organizational culture – the perspective of Chinese organizations

Maintaining a competitive position requires optimization activities in various areas of functioning of both business and public organizations. One of the manifestations of such optimization is organizational harmonization resulting in cohesion both inside and outside the organization. The article presents the issue of organizational coherence in the case of implementation of virtual structures involving organizations from the region of China. The analysis of the problem of building organizational integrity in the aspect of operations performed by process nests located in various geographical areas was analyzed. The focus is placed on the issue of different organizational cultures that need adaptation. The article aims to present the results of research in the field of selected elements of corporate culture (cultural artifacts) concerning Chinese organizations, which will enable organizations from other regions of the world to develop coherent mechanisms of cooperation within virtual structures. The results of the research clearly showed that Chinese organizations have a specific organizational culture in the studied areas, characterized by ambiguity, general language, secretiveness of attitudes and high importance of interpersonal relations.

Analyses of optical radiation safety standards for laser illuminated products

AbstractThe high energy density of optical radiation from laser illuminated products may cause eye injury, so it is necessary to study the optical radiation safety standards for these products. The relations of related international and Chinese organizations, such as IEC/TC76, IEC/TC108, IEC/TC110, Chinese technical committee SAC/TC284, and so on, are introduced. The related standards and the relations are surveyed, especially the safety of laser products (IEC 60825) series, the photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems (IEC 62741) series, and audio/video, information and communication technology equipment—part 1: safety requirements (IEC 62368‐1:2018). As application examples of standards, some specific laser illuminated products, including the laser projector, the laser headlamp and light detection and ranging (LiDAR) used in the vehicle, as well as the evaluation methods for the blue light effect of the display are discussed and analyzed. On the basis of the analyses of the optical radiation safety standards, it is necessary to select or develop appropriate standards for different types of laser illuminated products.

The commercialisation of Internet-opinion management: How the market is engaged in state control in China

This article examines how market actors are actively engaged in state control of the Internet in China by studying the emerging industry of Internet-opinion management in that country. It presents an ecology of this industry, identifies three main market actors whose competitiveness is deeply rooted in the Chinese political context and identifies three stages of state-market collaboration. This article sheds light on how the rise of big data has strengthened state capacity for Internet control. It provides original evidence for how the profit motive drives Chinese data companies and media organisations to seek active involvement in the institutional construction of Internet-opinion control. This article also contributes to the literature on repression and contentious politics. It demonstrates that by relying on the market, authoritarian states are able to turn advanced technology into a repressive tool, which makes it more difficult for their citizens to use the Internet to mobilise.

Follower or Challenger? How Chinese Non-governmental Organizations Manage Accountability Requirements from Funders

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) sometimes disagree with their funders’ accountability requirements; however, their dependence on the funders’ resources makes it difficult to express their disagreement. This dilemma for NGOs may keep funders from substantively holding NGOs to account and cause mission drift for the NGOs. This paper analyzes an in-depth case study of an understudied scenario: how a newly founded NGO engages with multiple funders with varying competence in accountability practices. By analyzing a Chinese NGO’s accountability relationships with its funders, we found that the NGO’s responses varied according to its organizational interests and how it perceived the funders’ competence. Better trust meant better compliance. Therefore, to secure compliance, it is important to enhance NGOs’ trust in funders’ competence. Based on the findings, we suggest that funders be more aware of NGOs’ agency, be ready to engage in ongoing collaborative learning with NGOs and align NGOs’ interests with the accountability requirements.

Factors Determining the Relationship between Superiors and Their Subordinates: Evaluating the Trust Factor in Chinese Organizations

Factors Determining the Relationship between Superiors and Their Subordinates: Evaluating the Trust Factor in Chinese Organizations

Identifying the Trust Relationship between Employers and Employees: In the Context of Chinese Organizations

Identifying the Trust Relationship between Employers and Employees: In the Context of Chinese Organizations

Human resource management in China (in the financial sector)

Systematically carried out over the past forty years economic reforms have given impetus to the development of the financial industry in China. Any changes suggest new approaches in the management system. Despite the results obtained there are some problems in the financial industry of China. In modern China there is a synthesis of Western and Eastern management theories, but it is necessary to pay tribute to traditional values, that influence on the thinking of leaders. The problems of human resource management in China in the financial industry have been considered in the article. The areas, where the most revolutionary changes are currently taking place, such as cross-border e-commerce, also have been indicated. In China, the proliferation of the Internet finance industry has been made possible by the surge in e-commerce. The fundamental factor in the psychology of the Chinese is Confucianism, on which they rely in all spheres of life. Despite the fact that in modern China there is a synthesis of the Western and Eastern theories of governance, it is necessary to pay tribute to the traditional values, which influence the thinking of the leaders of Chinese organizations. But new areas of activity require other, more advanced approaches to personnel training. The advantages and disadvantages of human resources management in the banking sector of China have been considered in the article. As a result of the analysis of indicators and problems of personnel management in the financial sphere, the main conclusions and recommendations on the structure of human resource management at this stage of improving society in China have been presented.

Regulation as Political Control: China’s First Charity Law and Its Implications for Civil Society

With the passage of a nationwide Charity Law in March 2016, Chinese nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) entered a new and unprecedented era of legal regulation, one that dramatically transformed the formal rules governing state–civil society relations. This article highlights problems experienced under earlier regulations and outlines the major features of the new law. Drawing on multiple focus groups and interviews with grassroots NGOs around China, the article highlights gaps between NGO leaders’ understandings of their work and several of the law’s key provisions, revealing civil society’s skepticism and pessimism about prospects for change. It concludes by considering the law’s likely implications for civil society development in China and lessons for other authoritarian states, suggesting that regulation in such regimes should be seen more properly as a tool of political control.

Research shows HRM policies benefit organizational performance of Chinese companies

Purpose The German author set out to review existing studies of human resource management (HRM) in the USA, Europe, and China. His goal was to assess whether Chinese organizations had successfully imitated the HR strategies of organizations in Europe. Design/methodology/approach The author first reviewed studies of organizations in the US, where HRM strategies originated. He then turned to studies of European organizations. Only then did he turn to China and assess the many studies of HRM's effect on organizations there. Findings A clear process of copying western HR approaches was evident in China. The research confirmed that HRM could have a similarly positive effect in China as in the USA and Europe. But the results should be treated with caution, partly because the studies didn’t take into consideration environmental factors, such as industrial relations, unions, market conditions, and national culture. Originality/value The value was in demonstrating the enormous Chinese capacity to learn from Western HR strategies and benefit from them. It was also apparent that the differences in approaches were becoming narrower and narrower.

Does giving always lead to getting? Evidence from the collapse of charity credibility in China

Research on the relationship between corporate philanthropy and performance has largely been inconclusive. Taking advantage of the Chinese Red Cross corruption scandal in 2011 which aroused widespread suspiciousness and mistrust towards Chinese philanthropic organizations, this study investigates the role of charity credibility in shaping philanthropy-performance association. The results indicate that the collapse of charity credibility significantly mitigates the positive association between corporate philanthropy and performance, offering insight into the ambiguous relationship between giving and getting. Moreover, corporations cut down their donation expenditure in response to the charity credibility crisis. The findings are robust to a battery of sensitivity tests. In addition, the impact of credibility collapse is more pronounced in regions where charity credibility suffered more and in firms with private ownership. Our study extends the extant literature by investigating the relationship between corporate social and financial performance from the perspective of charity credibility for the first time. Furthermore, by finding a dramatic decline in corporate donations after the collapse of charity credibility, the study highlights the necessity for the nonprofit sector to enhance governance and improve transparency.

Why do employees speak up? Examining the roles of LMX, perceived risk and perceived leader power in predicting voice behavior

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to understand better why employees voice. Drawing on social information processing theory and insights derived from the literature on power, the authors suggest that leader–member exchange (LMX) fosters voice by reducing the perceived risk of voicing. The authors further contend that high perceived leader power will strengthen this mediated relationship.Design/methodology/approachThe authors relied on a sample of 265 employee-supervisor dyads collected from Chinese organizations to test the study hypotheses.FindingsResults indicated that perceived risk of voicing significantly mediated the positive LMX–voice behavior relationship. In addition, perceived leader power strengthened the effect of LMX on voice behavior via perceived risk of voicing. The relationship of LMX to perceived risk of voicing was more negative, and the indirect effect of LMX on voice behavior was more positive when employees perceived that leader power was high.Practical implicationsOrganizations seeking to promote voice behaviors should support leaders to develop high-quality relationships with employees. Organizations should also ensure that leaders are sufficiently empowered to fulfill their roles, and ensure that employees are aware of their leaders’ influence.Originality/valueFindings suggest that, in the context of high quality leader–member relationships, employees’ perceptions of their leaders’ power may help to overcome barriers associated with speaking up. Thus, this study helps explain the conditions that encourage employees to voice.

Rare Cancers China Programs starting up

Abstract This speech includes three parts: Introduction of Rare Cancer China Programs; National Policy on rare cancers in China; What can be done for improving the living condition of rare cancer patients. First, Introduction of Rare Cancer China Programs. While I start to handle Rare Cancer China Programs, I work in lymphoma association of China as well. Our organization also supports and incubates other rare cancers and rare disease patients supporting group. In the past we accumulated some experience in serving for patients. Rare Cancer China Programs were affiliated to Chinese Organization for Rare Disorders. The vision of Rare Cancer China Programs is improving the living condition of rare cancers patients. Second, National Policy on rare Cancers In these 3 years, government has gradually paid more attention to health care system. We have new bureau to control the affairs of health care, especially in the insurance system. We also delivered the first national rare disease list. Although we do not have national rare cancer list, some rare cancers were listed in the national rare disease list now. According to this, government also tilt policy to some rare cancers now. New drugs of rare cancers have priority to be approved by Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Third, what can be done for improving the living condition of rare cancers patients. The real-world surveys about some subtypes of Rare cancers have been ongoing from 2017. Next year, we plan to introduce and publish a book about HTA and amplify the voice of patients via it. And we also help patients find their suitable clinical trials and advocate for help new drugs for rare cancers be covered by national insurance list. In this September, we will launch the first Rare Cancers conference in China and continue to learn more from Asia Rare Cancers Alliance.

How transformational leadership positively impacts organizational citizenship behavior in successful Chinese social work service organizations

AbstractSocial work service organizations (SWSOs) have developed quickly, and there were nearly 8,000 of such organizations throughout China in the end of 2017. However, this rapid growth has brought both great opportunities and challenges. Globally, leadership has received increasing attention in the social work profession in the 21st century. Among different types of leadership, transformational leadership has been identified as a key issue in bringing more innovation and motivating employees' organizational citizenship behavior to overcome such challenges. Therefore, this study aimed to focus on social workers from the 170 applicants of the “Top 100 Social Work Service Organizations of 2017” which could be seen as the more successful SWSOs in China to examine how transformational leadership impacts organizational citizenship behavior by considering two mechanisms, workplace social capital and professional autonomy, in different areas throughout China. A two‐step process analysis was employed. First, a structural equation model was theoretically built, and it examined the direct and indirect relationships among all four latent variables, considering two mediation effects. Second, multiple group (high social work developed area group versus low social work developed area group) analyses tested the moderation effect. This study confirmed the key role of transformational leadership in the success of SWSOs and found workplace social capital as a full mediator and professional autonomy as a partial mediator in the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior. These findings may shed light on the further development of SWSOs from the perspective of enhancing social workers' organizational citizenship behavior.