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Routledge Handbook of Chinese Business and Management (2023)
Book
Nolan, J., Shuming, Z., & Kamoche, K. (Eds.). (2024). Routledge Handbook of Chinese Business and Management. Routledge

This handbook, representing the collaboration of 36 scholars, provides a multi-faceted exploration of Chinese business and management.

The volume represents an ‘inside-out’ perspective, offering local knowledge and experience, in conjunction with... Read More about Routledge Handbook of Chinese Business and Management.

Organizational justice in Chinese banks: understanding the variable influence of guanxi on perceptions of fairness in performance appraisal (2019)
Journal Article
Gu, F., Nolan, J., & Rowley, C. (2020). Organizational justice in Chinese banks: understanding the variable influence of guanxi on perceptions of fairness in performance appraisal. Asia Pacific Business Review, 26(2), 168-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2019.1700622

Drawing on survey (n = 308) and interview (n = 22) data from three different types of banks in China, we found significant differences in perceptions of organizational justice in performance appraisal processes. The state-owned bank was perceived as... Read More about Organizational justice in Chinese banks: understanding the variable influence of guanxi on perceptions of fairness in performance appraisal.

Western Bankers in China: Institutional Change and Corporate Governance (2018)
Book
Nolan, J. (2018). Western Bankers in China: Institutional Change and Corporate Governance. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

When China’s economic reforms were beginning, there was an expectation in the west that China’s financial markets would be opened to western banks and that China’s banks would be reformed along western lines. Joint ventures between Chinese banks and... Read More about Western Bankers in China: Institutional Change and Corporate Governance.

Performance appraisal in Western and local banks in China: the influence of firm ownership on the perceived importance of guanxi (2015)
Journal Article
Gu, F., & Nolan, J. (in press). Performance appraisal in Western and local banks in China: the influence of firm ownership on the perceived importance of guanxi. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 28(10), https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2015.1089063

The Chinese cultural factor guanxi (personal relationships) has an important influence on the implementation and effectiveness of HRM practices in China. However, few studies have investigated how guanxi influences performance appraisal in organisati... Read More about Performance appraisal in Western and local banks in China: the influence of firm ownership on the perceived importance of guanxi.