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Zhang, Xi; Vogel, Douglas R.; Zhou, Zhongyun – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2012
Knowledge sharing visibility (KSV) is a critical environmental factor which can reduce social loafing in knowledge sharing (KS). This is especially true in ICT [information and communication technology]-based KS in learning organisations. As such, it is imperative that we better understand how to design technology enabled knowledge management…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Web 2.0 Technologies, Computer Mediated Communication
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Elkin, Graham; Cone, Malcolm H.; Liao, Jianqiao – Learning Organization, 2009
Purpose: For 40 years, it has been widely believed in the West that learning organisations would be healthier, flexible and more competitive than other organisations. By now, one might expect them to be widespread. However, fully developed learning organisations are rare in the West. In contrast, Chinese organisations seem naturally to be learning…
Descriptors: World Views, Foreign Countries, Organizational Development, Educational Philosophy
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Wang-Cowham, Cindy – Learning Organization, 2008
Purpose: This paper attempts to examine the issue concerning human resource (HR) structures and the transfer of HR knowledge to discover whether and how HR structure facilitates the transfer of HR knowledge between subsidiaries of an MNC in China. Design/methodology/approach: The investigation, being of an exploratory nature, follows the tradition…
Descriptors: Interviews, Grounded Theory, Corporations, Transfer of Training
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Zhao, Crystal L. – International Journal of Training and Development, 2005
Corporate culture is a complex phenomenon in foreign companies located in the People's Republic of China. For the management team of an international enterprise, it is a challenging task to manage cultural differences. Education and training provided to local managers might be one of the important solutions. Therefore, this study explores the…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, International Trade
Schnulle, Linda – 1977
Primarily the result of observations made during an eighteen-day tour of the People's Republic of China (conducted by Professor Eugene Gilliom at Ohio State University), this paper examines working conditions and attitudes toward work in China. Focus in the first half of the paper is on motivation to work in China and how it differs from U.S.…
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Cultural Context, Economics, Employment Practices
Heneman, Robert L., Ed.; Greenberger, David B., Ed. – 2002
This document contains 14 papers on human resources (HR) and human resource management (HRM) in virtual organizations. The following papers are included: "Series Preface" (Rodger Griffeth); "Volume Preface" (Robert L. Heneman, David B. Greenberger); "The Virtual Organization: Definition, Description, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Adult Education, Adult Learning