Chinese Management Studies: Volume 8 Issue 1

Human resource management practices in Chinese organisations

Song Lin, David Lamond

The aim of this special issue of Chinese Management Studies (CMS) focuses attention on a central activity of Chinese organisations – managing people. The aim is to support efforts…

Personality traits and simultaneous reciprocal influences between job performance and job satisfaction

Cheng-Liang Yang, Mark Hwang

This paper aims to test the relationships among three important variables in the management of Chinese employees: personality trait, job performance and job satisfaction. A causal…

Relative leader-member exchange and employee voice: Mediating role of affective commitment and moderating role of Chinese traditionality

Hongdan Zhao

This study aims to examine the effect of relative leader-member exchange (RLMX) on employee voice by developing a moderated mediation model. The model focuses on the mediating…

Institutional influence, cognition and competence of top managers and innovative firms: The case of Chinese power equipment firms

Kaidong Feng, Qunhong Shen, Shuming Zhao

This paper aims to explore the relationship between the role of entrepreneurs and the innovation investment propensity of Chinese firms. This study is expected to enhance our…

Occupational commitment, industrial relations and turnover intention: Empirical evidence from China

Ling Yuan, Yue Yu, Jian Li, Lutao Ning

The aim of this research is to study the relationships between occupational commitment, industrial relations and turnover intention, as well as the moderating role of turnover…

Relationship between employees’ performance and social network structure: An empirical research based on a SME from a whole-network perspective

Meng Cai, Haifeng Du, Chen Zhao, Wei Du

The aim of this paper, considering the two types of networks and the scope of power from structural holes, is to clarify the relationship between employees’ performance and their…

Leadership, work stress and employee behavior

Yan-Hong Yao, Ying-Ying Fan, Yong-Xing Guo, Yuan Li

This paper aims to explore the influences of leadership and work stress on employee behavior, and the moderating effects of transactional and transformational leadership on the…

Psychological ownership, organization-based self-esteem and positive organizational behaviors

Xiao-Fu Pan, Qiwen Qin, Fei Gao

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of organizational psychological ownership (OPO) and organization-based self-esteem (OBSE) on positive organizational behaviors…

Examining the effect of individualism and collectivism on knowledge sharing intention: An examination of tacit knowledge as moderator

Mi Yu

The paper aims to explore the impact of personal cultural orientation (individualism and collectivism) on knowledge sharing intention (KSI), and to test the moderating effect of…