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The Effects of Ownership on Labor Standards in China: A Comparison of Foreign Multinationals and Indigenous Firms

Weihao Li et al.

Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations2019https://doi.org/10.1108/s0742-618620190000025007book-chapter
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This chapter aims to answer whether foreign multinational corporations (MNCs) operating within the Chinese context differ from indigenous firms on several essential labor standards indicators: white- and blue-collar salaries, pension insurance, and working hours. In drawing upon neo-institutional and organizational imprinting theories and applying these to the Chinese context, the study addresses competing arguments regarding the expected effects of ownership type on these indicators. We employ seemingly unrelated regressions (SURs) to empirically examine a novel national survey of 1,268 firms in 12 Chinese cities. The regression results show that foreign MNCs do not provide uniquely beneficial labor practice packages to workers when compared with various indigenous firm types, including state-owned enterprises (SOEs), affiliate businesses of Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, and domestic private enterprises (DPEs). Specifically, although MNCs provide relatively higher wage rates, they underperform relative to SOEs concerning social insurance. However, DPEs consistently underperform relative to MNCs across most indicators. The mixture of the results contributes important nuances to the application of neo-institutional and organizational imprinting theories to the Chinese context.

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@article{weihao2019,
  title        = {{The Effects of Ownership on Labor Standards in China: A Comparison of Foreign Multinationals and Indigenous Firms}},
  author       = {Weihao Li et al.},
  journal      = {Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations},
  year         = {2019},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1108/s0742-618620190000025007},
}

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Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

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M · momentum0.80 × 0.15 = 0.12
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