Multinational Retailers and Consumers in China: Transferring Organizational Practices from the United Kingdom and Japan

Author:   J. Gamble
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2011
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9781349361052


Pages:   257
Publication Date:   12 July 2011
Format:   Paperback
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This book investigates the transfer of parent country organizational practices by the retailers to their Chinese subsidiaries, providing insights into employment relations in multinational retail firms and changing labour-management systems in China, as well as their impact on consumer culture.

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Author:   J. Gamble
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2011
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9781349361052


ISBN 10:   1349361054
Pages:   257
Publication Date:   12 July 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Images Preface Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction China's Retail Sector in Context Transferring Human Resource Practices from the United Kingdom to China; with Q.Huang Shopfloor Perceptions of Employment Practices at UK-Store in China Transferring Organizational Practices: A Diachronic Perspective from China Transferring Organizational Practices and the Dynamics of Hybridization: Japanese Retail Multinationals in China Multinational Retailers in China: Proliferating 'MCJobs' or Developing Skills? One Store, Two Employment Systems: Core, Periphery and Flexibility in China's Retail Sector; with Q.Huang The Rhetoric of the Consumer and Customer Control in China Concluding Comments

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Existing reasearch tends to focus on the manufactiuring sector more than any other, and this is especially true in the case of emerging economies. This book by Gamble makes a significant effort to fill this gap with the strengths of both unique method and new findings - Social Science Japan Journal


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QIHAI HUANG is a Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University Management School, UK.

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