Impact of the 2007-09 global economic crisis on human resource management among Chinese export-oriented enterprises
This research study examines the impact of the 2007–09 global economic crisis on human resource management (HRM) practices among export-oriented enterprises in China's coastal regions. Data were obtained from 184 firms in the first phase of the study, using a structured questionnaire. In the se...
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| author | Shen, Jie D'Netto, B. |
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| description | This research study examines the impact of the 2007–09 global economic crisis on human resource management (HRM) practices among export-oriented enterprises in China's coastal regions. Data were obtained from 184 firms in the first phase of the study, using a structured questionnaire. In the second phase, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 firms. The findings of our study indicate that ‘retrenchment’ was the most common HRM strategy adopted. The global economic crisis affected all major HRM functions, but had the weakest impact on performance management. While retrenchment played an important role in cost reduction, organizational downsizing and workforce casualization are likely to have had a negative impact on long-term competitiveness and sustainability. We discuss here some effective HR strategies, such as talent acquisition, employee involvement and maintenance of employee compensation, which organizations can adopt to tide over an economic recession. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-86932017-09-13T14:49:27Z Impact of the 2007-09 global economic crisis on human resource management among Chinese export-oriented enterprises Shen, Jie D'Netto, B. This research study examines the impact of the 2007–09 global economic crisis on human resource management (HRM) practices among export-oriented enterprises in China's coastal regions. Data were obtained from 184 firms in the first phase of the study, using a structured questionnaire. In the second phase, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 firms. The findings of our study indicate that ‘retrenchment’ was the most common HRM strategy adopted. The global economic crisis affected all major HRM functions, but had the weakest impact on performance management. While retrenchment played an important role in cost reduction, organizational downsizing and workforce casualization are likely to have had a negative impact on long-term competitiveness and sustainability. We discuss here some effective HR strategies, such as talent acquisition, employee involvement and maintenance of employee compensation, which organizations can adopt to tide over an economic recession. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8693 10.1080/13602381.2011.601163 Routledge restricted |
| spellingShingle | Shen, Jie D'Netto, B. Impact of the 2007-09 global economic crisis on human resource management among Chinese export-oriented enterprises |
| title | Impact of the 2007-09 global economic crisis on human resource management among Chinese export-oriented enterprises |
| title_full | Impact of the 2007-09 global economic crisis on human resource management among Chinese export-oriented enterprises |
| title_fullStr | Impact of the 2007-09 global economic crisis on human resource management among Chinese export-oriented enterprises |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of the 2007-09 global economic crisis on human resource management among Chinese export-oriented enterprises |
| title_short | Impact of the 2007-09 global economic crisis on human resource management among Chinese export-oriented enterprises |
| title_sort | impact of the 2007-09 global economic crisis on human resource management among chinese export-oriented enterprises |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8693 |