Managerial Recruitment Issues in China: The Expatriate Factor

Stefane Kabene (), Said Baadel and Angelika C. Dankert
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Stefane Kabene: Canadian University of Dubai
Said Baadel: Canadian University of Dubai
Angelika C. Dankert: Hochschule Aschaffenburg

Chapter Chapter 37 in Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Driving Forces of the Global Economy, 2017, pp 431-436 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract With China becoming the world’s largest economy, it must somehow manage the existing human capital. The problem lies in the lack of managerial talent currently located in China. This paper attempts to look how China is currently recruiting managers and examines the factors hindering the recruitment of Chinese-born and expatriate managers. China is recruiting managers using the same methods as the Western world. However, a strong emphasis is put on a factor known as guanxi. The shortage of Chinese-born managers can be attributed to financial reasons and the lack of education and government commitment. China’s culture is a major factor hindering the success of expatriates as well as the organizational structure in China because of the socialist culture. These issues must be addressed to attract managers into China to successfully compete in a globalized economy.

Keywords: Hofstede cultural dimensions; Red guards; Guanxi (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43434-6_37

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