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Conceptualizing decent work: an explorative study of decent work in England’s Midlands region (2024)
Journal Article
Dobbins, T., Cao, X., Green, A., Johnstone, P., & Foster, W. (2024). Conceptualizing decent work: an explorative study of decent work in England’s Midlands region. Policy Studies, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2024.2353068

Despite an increased focus on the quality as well as quantity of work, conceptualisation of decent work remains underdeveloped. There is no single agreed definition of decent work. The ILO (1999) provides an overarching definition of decent work as ‘... Read More about Conceptualizing decent work: an explorative study of decent work in England’s Midlands region.

Alan Fox and the managerial “unitary” frame of reference in unionised companies: context, roots, elaboration and international applicability (2024)
Journal Article
Lyddon, D., & Cao, X. (2024). Alan Fox and the managerial “unitary” frame of reference in unionised companies: context, roots, elaboration and international applicability. Employee Relations, https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-09-2023-0486

Purpose This study investigates the origins and elaboration of the managerial “unitary” frame of reference associated with Alan Fox, focusing on unionised firms: the industrial relations context, intellectual roots, elaboration, adaptation by other... Read More about Alan Fox and the managerial “unitary” frame of reference in unionised companies: context, roots, elaboration and international applicability.

Leave or not to leave? The impact of managerial work-life support and work engagement on the outcomes of work-to-life conflict for China's new generation employees (2023)
Journal Article
Xu, M., Cao, X., & Lu, H. (2023). Leave or not to leave? The impact of managerial work-life support and work engagement on the outcomes of work-to-life conflict for China's new generation employees. Asia Pacific Business Review, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2023.2264221

This paper explores how work engagement and managerial work-life support can influence the relationship between work-to-life conflict and turnover intention for China’s new generation employees. Drawing on job demand-resources (JD-R) theory and time-... Read More about Leave or not to leave? The impact of managerial work-life support and work engagement on the outcomes of work-to-life conflict for China's new generation employees.

Heterogeneity in top management teams and outward foreign direct investment: evidence from Chinese listed companies (2019)
Journal Article
Cao, X. (2019). Heterogeneity in top management teams and outward foreign direct investment: evidence from Chinese listed companies. Frontiers of Business Research in China, 13, 16 - 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11782-019-0063-0

Drawing upon the knowledge-based view and team learning, we investigated how heterogeneity in top management teams (TMTs) in China influences global expansion strategies. Using panel data from Chinese listed firms from 2008 to 2014, we found that TMT... Read More about Heterogeneity in top management teams and outward foreign direct investment: evidence from Chinese listed companies.

International networking and knowledge acquisition of Chinese SMEs: the role of global mind-set and international entrepreneurial orientation (2019)
Journal Article
Lin, Z., Cao, X., & Cottam, E. (2019). International networking and knowledge acquisition of Chinese SMEs: the role of global mind-set and international entrepreneurial orientation. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 32(5-6), 449-465. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2019.1640459

Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasing their international networking and knowledge acquisition activities. This paper attempts to explain this phenomenon by examining the joint influence of leader global mind-set and firms’... Read More about International networking and knowledge acquisition of Chinese SMEs: the role of global mind-set and international entrepreneurial orientation.

Why Do Trade Unions Revitalize? The Study on Union Revitalization, Theoretical Debates and Inspiration (2019)
Journal Article
Cao. (2019). Why Do Trade Unions Revitalize? The Study on Union Revitalization, Theoretical Debates and Inspiration. https://doi.org/10.16471/j.cnki.11-2822/c.2019.03.008

As one of most pivotal themes in trade union study within the western world, the debate upon union revitalization continues for a long time. On the basis of reviewing classic English literature, the paper summarizes three core issues in discussion, n... Read More about Why Do Trade Unions Revitalize? The Study on Union Revitalization, Theoretical Debates and Inspiration.

Dockworkers’ resistance and union reform within China’s globalised seaport industry (2016)
Journal Article
Cao, X., & Meng, Q. (2016). Dockworkers’ resistance and union reform within China’s globalised seaport industry. Globalizations, 14(2), 272-284. https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2016.1203131

This study examines the prominent 2013 Yantian dock strike in China and analyses the main factors contributing to the dockers’ successful campaign. It finds that the dockers’ capacity to take strike action mainly derives from their bargaining power,... Read More about Dockworkers’ resistance and union reform within China’s globalised seaport industry.

Organizational Misbehavior and Management Control in China’s Public Hospitals: Doctors’ Red Packets (2015)
Journal Article
Cao, X. (2015). Organizational Misbehavior and Management Control in China’s Public Hospitals: Doctors’ Red Packets. Frontiers of Business Research in China, 110 -134. https://doi.org/10.3868/s070-004-015-0006-3

This paper investigates Chinese doctors’ informal payment, known as red packets, with reference to the debate on organizational misbehavior, fiddles and control. It aims to examine the internal and external factors that have contributed to the emerge... Read More about Organizational Misbehavior and Management Control in China’s Public Hospitals: Doctors’ Red Packets.

A strike of ‘unorganised’ workers in a Chinese car factory: the Nanhai Honda events of 2010 (2015)
Journal Article
Lyddon, D., Cao, X., Meng, Q., & Lu, J. (2015). A strike of ‘unorganised’ workers in a Chinese car factory: the Nanhai Honda events of 2010. Industrial Relations Journal, 46(2), 134 -152. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12089

This strike in a Chinese factory of the Japanese multinational Honda in 2010 received worldwide coverage. A young workforce sustained an on–off strike, with varying numbers of workers involved, for 19 days. Academic interest has focused on prospects... Read More about A strike of ‘unorganised’ workers in a Chinese car factory: the Nanhai Honda events of 2010.

Submerged discontent and patterns of accommodation: a case study of doctors' pay in two public hospitals in China: Chinese hospital doctors' discontent over pay (2013)
Journal Article
Cao, X. (2014). Submerged discontent and patterns of accommodation: a case study of doctors' pay in two public hospitals in China: Chinese hospital doctors' discontent over pay. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 29(2), 124-140. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2196

The article evaluates submerged discontent among Chinese public hospital doctors (Note1) regarding their pay and patterns of accommodation, including doctors' responses through formal and informal actions in the context of health service marketizatio... Read More about Submerged discontent and patterns of accommodation: a case study of doctors' pay in two public hospitals in China: Chinese hospital doctors' discontent over pay.