Approaches to International Industrial Relations in Chinese Multinational Corporations

Jie Shen ()
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Jie Shen: Monash University, Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Management

management revue. Socio-economic Studies, 2007, vol. 18, issue 4, 410-426

Abstract: Using a longitudinal case study approach this study examines the approaches to international industrial relations (IIR) in eleven Chinese multinational corporations MNCs. It reveals that the Chinese MNCs adopted an integrative approach to IIR, combining both the home and host country industrial relations (IR) systems. The extent of home-based or host-based IR was dependent on the MNC’s bargaining power, which was determined by the size of the subsidiaries, their abilities to transfer knowledge and technology, and their reliance on the host market. International experience and industry also affected IIR approaches. The practical implications of the findings are discussed.

Keywords: International Industrial Relations (IIR); Labour Relations; Labour Standards; Multinational Corporation (MNCs) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F23 J53 M10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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