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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.

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.

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.