Globalization of the Chinese workplace:Examining the need for the induction of foreign talent into the local workforce and the corresponding issues

摘要

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the current labor trends in China pertaining to expatriate workers.The past and present trends for the industries that commonly employ foreign staff are examined together with correlations made to China's movement from a state-owned to a market economy, and its current rapid modernization and industrialization.Moreover, structural changes in the economy and labour market ranging from the movement to service oriented tertiary sector to the changing demographic towards an aging population have created a niche to be filled by foreign workers.Special emphasis is placed on traditional areas with higher representations of expatriate workers such as education as well as potential new industries in the future.A brief history of common organizational structures in China is presented along with an analysis of the importance of relationships in Confucian hierarchical structures.In addition, the factors (communication breakdowns, language barriers, cultural differences etc.), which have led to conflict at the workplace, are considered while comparisons between the office culture and environment in China with that of most Western countries are illustrated as well.The reasons behind the present outflow of educated elites to overseas destinations either for employment or further studies are briefly touched upon.In addition, this essay demonstrates the potential benefits brought by the globalization of the Chinese office ranging from the enhanced competitiveness of Chinese businesses in the global market to increased innovation and creativity.Short case studies on companies that have successfully integrated foreign staff are presented, primarily those with expatriates in executive positions.Lastly, potential solutions from the perspective of managerial decision-making as well as changes in the organizational hierarchy are presented to better facilitate the admittance of foreign nationals into local companies.

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Contents

Abstract

2)Introduction

3)Literature Review

3．1)Statistics on Foreign nationals in China

3．2)State owned to market economy：impact on foreign labour

3．3)Changes in the Chinese labour market

3．4)Changes in the Chinese age demographics

4)Industries that currently attract foreign labour

5)Problems affecting internationalization

5．1)Challenges facing expatriate workers seeking employment in China

5．2)Evolution of expatriate makeup in China

5．3)Common organizational structures in China

5．4)Culture clash in the workplace

5．5)Differences in business writing

5．7)Competing with the “haigui”

5．8)Low-skilled foreign labour

6)Case studies of local companies with a significant proportion of foreign staff

6．1)Huawei

6．2)Kerui Petroleum

7)Benefits of internationalization and workplace diversity

8)Potential changes to organizational structure and management style

9)Conclusions and Recommendations

9．2)Policy reforms to ensure economic stability

9．3)Final conclusions

References

11)Appendices