Evolution of organizational governance and human resource management in China's township and village enterprises

• Published in: International journal of human resource management Vol. 15; no. 4-5; pp. 836 - 852
• Main Authors: Ding, Daniel Z., Ge, Gloria, Warner, Malcolm
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Taylor & Francis GroupAbingdon, UK 01.06.2004; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: China; Competition; Corporate governance; Economic reform; Human resource management; Human resources management; industrial relations; Labour relations; labour-management relations; Organizational change; Personnel management; PRC; Property rights; property rights reform; reward systems; Studies; township and village enterprises; China
• ISSN: 0958-5192; 1466-4399
• DOI: 10.1080/0958519042000192979

This study reviews the evolution of organizational governance and human resource management practices in China's non-state sector, with a focus on China's township and village enterprises (TVEs). The empirical investigation on twenty TVEs located in Southern China provided the evidence that, as enterprises move towards a more formal corporate governance structure with clearer property rights relations, their human resource management practices tend to become more marketized, in order to meet the challenge of increased competition in the highly dynamic, transitional Chinese economy.