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Danwei : the changing Chinese workplace in historical and comparative perspective
Hsiao-po Lü,Elizabeth J. Perry +1 more
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In this article, the authors present high profile case studies that were selected for their notoriety and their ability to connect the reader to fundamental ethical questions, such as torture (Abu Ghraib), impeachment (Clinton), competence (FEMA), electoral violation (DeLay), and historical corruption (machine politics).Abstract:
This book is designed to show readers how ethics can constrain improper behavior. To demonstrate the relationship of ethics to good government, the author presents high profile case studies that were selected for their notoriety and their ability to connect the reader to fundamental ethical questions. Themes of public interest, natural law, and rule of law provide a framework for the case studies, which include torture (Abu Ghraib), impeachment (Clinton), competence (FEMA), electoral violation (DeLay), and historical corruption (machine politics). The chapters discuss concepts that help to define responsible behavior in terms of behavior in elections, honesty and competence, and international law.read more
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Explaining the “University-run enterprises” in China: A theoretical framework for university–industry relationship in developing countries and its application to China☆
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Government intervention in city development of China: A tool of land supply
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Local Developmental State and Order in China's Urban Development during Transition*
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The end of the 'iron rice-bowl': whither Chinese human resource management?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the degree to which enterprise reforms in the PRC have affected human resource management practices over the 1990s, making a comparison between state-owned enterprises and joint venture firms, involving a national sample of sixty-two companies ranging from those in the North to those in South.