The Effect of Career Plateau on Chinese Employees＇ Affective Commitment： An Indigenous Career Plateau Scale and Two-Mediator Model

The two-dimensional （hierarchical and job content） model have been predominating the extant career plateau literature. However, based on Schein＇s cone-shaped organizational mobility model, we contend that stagnation in organizational centrality （inclusive plateau） may be another dimension of career plateau. Furthermore, grounded in social exchange theory and need-satisfaction models, we aim to examine the effects of career plateau on affective commitment and underlying mechanisms. In Study 1, based on a sample of 219 employees from different professions, we developed a primary validation of our three- dimensional career plateau scale. In Study 2, we examined our hypothesized model with another dataset of 288 employees. The results suggest that job satisfaction fully mediates the relationship between the job content plateau, the inclusive plateau and affective commitment. The analysis demonstrates that the specific indirect effect of job content plateauing and inclusion on affective commitment through intrinsic job satisfaction was greater than through extrinsic job satisfaction. However, the hypothesis regarding the relationship between hierarchical plateau and affective commitment was not supported, when another two dimensions of career plateau were added to the model. Our findings provide some theoretical and practical implications.     

A Case Study on Executive Leadership and Knowledge Transfer in TMT： From the Perspective of Managerial Rotation in Private Firms

This paper explores the mechanism between leadership and knowledge transfer in a top management team （TMT） via a case study of ZOJE Group, a private listed company in China. Three recently rotated executives with different leadership styles from the parent or subsidiary companies are chosen and studied. Findings show that for the visionary leadership executive, his vision incentive has a limited effect on knowledge transfer, but organization culture, especially the decentralization management culture, can greatly enhance the knowledge transfer process. For the paternalistic leadership executive, authoritarianism helps him manage the management team in disarray; while benevolence and morality improve the knowledge transfer standard. Lastly, for the servant leadership executive, his leading by example and altruism behaviors contribute to a higher level of knowledge transfer among TMT.     

Lufthansa Alliances in China and Asia-PacificAlliance strategies in China and Asia

One of the pillars of Lufthansa's corporate strategy is to build on its leadership position in the rapidly growing aviation market between Europe and Asia-Pacific in cooperation with its strong partners.Lufthansa is proud to be a founding member of Star Alliance, the leading global airline alliance, which is also by far the leading airline alliance in Asia.By joining forces with local Star Alliance members Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways,     

Lufthansa Alliances in China and Asia-Pacific

One of the pillars of Lufthansa‘s corporate strategy is to build on its leadership position in the rapidly growing aviation market between Europe and AsiaPacific in cooperation with its strong partners.     

How can foreign companies enter Chinese market？

China‘s entry of WTO signifies its connection with the world market.More and more Business opportunities will be found in China with the development of its market economy. The great potentials of China‘s market arc especially attractive to foreign manufacturers and firms. It is ncccssary for foreign companies to adopt new strategy to adapt to China‘s local conditions if they hope to enter China‘s market.Only with effectivc localization strategy can they obtain a space for themselves on China‘s Market.     

International Investors Are Interested in China’s Bonds Market

Chinese funds have increasingly become a long-term strategy for international investors,according to a recent China investor survey conducted with Funds Europe and Standard Chartered.This is down to a number of reasons ranging from the strong economic outlook in China and the difference in yield and alpha returns between East and West.     

Shandong Hualong Import and Export Corporation

This company is a state-approved multiple import and export enterprise in Shandong Province. It has a team of able staff members with a good knowledge and experience of foreign trade. Its modern communications equipment ensures convenience in business connections. Adhering to "Equality, Mutual Benefit and Friendly Cooperation" and "Honouring Contracts and Keeping Promises"——these are     

Lufthansa Alliances in China and Asia-Pacific

One of the pillars of Lufthansa's corporate strategy is to build on its leadership position in the rapidly growing aviation market between Europe and Asiapacific in cooperation with its strong partners.     

A New Leap forward in Hi-tech Products Trading

Although in recent years, the growth of hitech products is very quick, with the implementation of the strategy of rejuvenating foreign trade through science and technology, the adverse trade balance of these products have been lessened and will be lessened to a small scale.     

A New Leap forwardin Hi-tech Products Trading

Although in recent years, the growth of hi-tech products is very quick, with the implementation of the strategy of rejuvenating foreign trade through science and technology, the adverse trade balance of these products have been lessened and will be lessened to a small scale.     

Stepping Out to Win First Place on the Market

The China No. 1 Pencils Co., Ltd. is a 60-year-old enterprise, specializing in the production of writing implements and makeup pencils, with 1,014 workers and staff. The company has made painstaking efforts to achieve maximum economic returns since its transformation into a listed company in 1992, when     

Hengshui New and Hi-tech Industrial Park

After years of construction and improvement, the Hengshui New and Hitech Industrial Park of Hebei Province has achieved a rather large scale and won great popularity with both Chinese and foreign businessmen. So far, it has approved the establishment of 146 projects in the park. and 44 industrial enterprises, of which 10 are joint ventures. The fixed assets of the park have amounted to RMB370 million. The Hengshui New and Hi-tech     

Japan Image Mirro

Asmall-scale survey was deducted recently by China＇s Foreign Trade and showed that Chinese urbanites are changing their attitudes toward Japan and many of them are viewing their Asian neighbor more positively. On the topic of ＂Japan linage＂, we interviewed over 50 young white collars from China. Most of them have been to Japan or working for Japanese enterprises in China. Based on their interests and knowledge to Japan, we paint an international picture to this economic giant by inflection from the thought mirror in minds.     

Is Process as Important as Outcome？ Empirical Evidence from the Chinese Context

Although the relationship between pay level and pay satisfaction has been verified as one of the most robust relationships in the literature of pay satisfaction, scholars have not yet reached an agreement regarding its underlying mechanisms. The present paper aims to investigate the link between absolute pay level and pay level satisfaction by introducing both distributive and procedural fairness perceptions as mediators in accordance with fairness heuristic perspective. A sample of 298 employees from various types of organizations completed a survey, and a series of models were compared to evaluate if the hypothesized theoretical model fits our data. We also constructed bias-corrected bootstrap confidence intervals to test the hypothesized mediation effects. The suggested theoretical model is supported, and future research directions are discussed.     

Reuters Targets China in Consumer Push

Reuters is to start of fering its products directly to consumers in China as part of a strategy that will see the company push into consumer markets across the world.The British-based news and financial information giant has appointed Glenn Asano as the newly created head of consumer media for China.As the company's former head of media for Asia,     

Japan Image Mirror

Asmall-scale survey was deducted recently by China's Foreign Trade and showed that Chinese urbanites are changing their attitudes toward Japan and many of them are viewing their Asian neighbor more positively.On the topic of "Japan Image",we interviewed over 50 young white collars from China.Most of them have been to Japan or working for Japanese enterprises in China.Based on their interests and knowledge to Japan,we paint an international picture to this economic giant by inflection from the thought mirror in minds.     

Liaoning Light Industry Products Im-Exp. Corp.

The Liaoning Light Industrial Products Import and Export Corporation founded in 1954 is the first legally recognized enterprise established in Northeast China. Liaoning province is the show place and gateway to North east China, and a bridge between Asia and Europe. The geographic location and the natural environment of the region with abundant     

Change of Foreign Capital Distribution

Rising labor cost A responsible person at an American-funded electronic company in Suzhou shared with the reporters that the current rising speed and magnitude of Chinas labor costs would have been unimaginable three years ago.The escalating costs and the high turnover rate it triggers have brought huge pressures on the operation of foreign-funded companies in China.But he also mentioned that the company he worked for will not exit from China in the short run,because the Chinese market still outperforms those at the Southeastern countries in terms of infrastructural facility and quality of human resources,although the labor costs of the latter may be lower.But if the rise of labor costs continues,they would consider moving the factories to other regions.Another Japanese-funded car company in Zhejiang also said that it will place more focus on the R&D and design at the Chinese market,and move the component R&D center to China.     

Guanyin Water Purifier

The Beijing Guanyin Water Purifying Technical Co. Ltd. is a manufacturing company, specialized in producing water purifying equipment, with water purifying technology imported from the United States and its combination of specific resources from China. The said company produces Guanyin water purifier which is a kind of renovated and high efficiency family water purifier of the water tap type. It is fitted with dual water outlets and a multi-stage filtering device, which helps prolong its service life. Different to other makes, its     

Development Trends of China's Comprehensive Commercial Company

The comprehensive commercial company is a kind of commercial organization originally created in Japan, and it has played a key role in Japan's economic development with its scale and comprehensive operational advantages. Learning from Japan from the 70s on, many newly industrialized countries and regions have established their own comprehensive commercial companies, of which those set up in South Korea have