Despite the tremendous economic progress made by the Chinese economy, averaging a nine percent growth per year, one section of the community remains outside the economic boom. As state-owned enterprises (SOEs) restructure into more efficient organisations able to compete in the global economy, the plight of workers within these enterprises has become a pressing issue. No longer able to depend on a job for life, these workers present challenges for local governments. One initiative proposed by the International Labour Organisation called the Start Your Own Business (SYB) Program has been identified as a way to retrain laid-off workers, xiagang. By focussing on one city in China, this paper analyses some of the key issues associated with this...
Chinese economy has been changed since economy reform in 1978. Many organizations have changed their...
The successful conclusion of the NAFTA treaty has spelt a new world order for free trade and economi...
The Employees Retraining Board (ERB) has a mission to provide quality retraining courses and service...
This article addresses one of the many sensitive and challenging problems generated by China's era o...
Recent years have seen a surge in the evidence on the impacts of active labor market programs for nu...
This study evaluates the effectiveness of training programs for workers retrenched from Chinese stat...
Despite the tremendous economic progress made by the Chinese economy, averaging a nine percent growt...
Despite the tremendous economic progress made by the Chinese economy, averaging a nine percent growt...
With experience, knowledge and skills accumulated in both home and host countries, returnee entrepre...
Purpose – This paper aims to explore Hong Kong firms' training needs in the Pearl River Delta, a boo...
Lifelong learning and skill flexibility are especially important for workers in China, where structu...
In early 2016, the Chinese government announced that state-owned steel and coal companies would be r...
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the job creation policies being used to addre...
The Chinese economy has grown faster for a longer period than any other economy in the world. It is ...
The training provision and skill level of the labour force of a nation has been widely regarded as e...
Chinese economy has been changed since economy reform in 1978. Many organizations have changed their...
The successful conclusion of the NAFTA treaty has spelt a new world order for free trade and economi...
The Employees Retraining Board (ERB) has a mission to provide quality retraining courses and service...
This article addresses one of the many sensitive and challenging problems generated by China's era o...
Recent years have seen a surge in the evidence on the impacts of active labor market programs for nu...
This study evaluates the effectiveness of training programs for workers retrenched from Chinese stat...
Despite the tremendous economic progress made by the Chinese economy, averaging a nine percent growt...
Despite the tremendous economic progress made by the Chinese economy, averaging a nine percent growt...
With experience, knowledge and skills accumulated in both home and host countries, returnee entrepre...
Purpose – This paper aims to explore Hong Kong firms' training needs in the Pearl River Delta, a boo...
Lifelong learning and skill flexibility are especially important for workers in China, where structu...
In early 2016, the Chinese government announced that state-owned steel and coal companies would be r...
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the job creation policies being used to addre...
The Chinese economy has grown faster for a longer period than any other economy in the world. It is ...
The training provision and skill level of the labour force of a nation has been widely regarded as e...
Chinese economy has been changed since economy reform in 1978. Many organizations have changed their...
The successful conclusion of the NAFTA treaty has spelt a new world order for free trade and economi...
The Employees Retraining Board (ERB) has a mission to provide quality retraining courses and service...