China’s Management Practices: An Analysis of HRM and GSCM Practices
| Published date | 01 July 2023 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/00208817231201758 |
| Author | Prachi Aggarwal |
| Date | 01 July 2023 |
https://doi.org/10.1177/00208817231201758
International Studies
60(3) 283 –295, 2023
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Research Article
China’s Management
Practices: An Analysis
of HRM and GSCM
Practices
Prachi Aggarwal1
Abstract
China has flourished as a collectivistic society since ancient times and hence
has adopted various management practices as a routine of life. Having suffered
from centuries of anarchy in political, economic and military spheres, which
culminated into occupation by foreign forces and transformation of a prosperous
economy into a semi colonial and semi feudal society (ban zhimindi ban fengjian
shehui), China chose to establish a command economy and a culture of ‘iron rice
bowls’ (tie fan wan). However with the reforms, the concept of management
underwent a radical change as the culture of ‘iron rice bowls’ (tie fan wan) gave
way to ‘golden rice bowls’ (jin fan wan). The metaphorical rice was now not an
imperative, but a choice, if one was ready for the rapid market and ‘reform and
opening up’ (gaige kaifang). The next phase of transition in China’s management
practices came with the phenomenal rise of China’s economy, its increasing
integration with the globalized world and its arrival on the international scenario
as an ‘inside player’ rather than an ‘outside observer’. On the flip side, this also
meant that the ‘outside world’ could now have an insight into what China did
within its territorial boundaries and many fingers were raised on China’s various
management practices especially related to labour and environment issues.
Hence, this article focuses on management practices related to these two issues
only. This hypothesis of this article is that the concept of management, though
western, is not a foreign idea for China. It tries to draw a general framework of
the various HRM (human resources management) and GSCM (green supply chain
management) practices. The article attempts to draw synchronization between
China’s past and the present for its future. Likewise, an analysis shall be made
by comparing the difference between state-owned enterprises which are the
remnants of a socialistic system infused with ‘Chinese characteristics’ and joint
ventures when one of the parties is from a foreign nation to China.
Keywords
Chinese characteristics, GSCM, HRM, management, reforms
1Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Corresponding author:
Prachi Aggarwal, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi 110008, India.
E-mail: 28.prachi@gmail.com
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