Promotions in the internal labor market: New evidence from China

James Liang, Xiaoquan Wang and Hong Zhang

China Economic Review, 2019, vol. 57, issue C

Abstract: Using unique personnel data from a firm in China, we analyze promotions in an internal labor market. Specifically, we explore the firm's hierarchy and promotion patterns as well as the relationship between promotions and compensation. Unlike previous works, we focus on promotions throughout the firm's hierarchy including rank-and-files and promotions across branches. By doing so, we hope to shed new light on the black box of a firm's internal hiring and promotion practices and improve understanding of the internal labor market.

Keywords: Promotion; Internal labor market; Personnel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J31 M50 M51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2019.101332

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