Abstract
For this study, an exploreation was made to identify basic features of the Chinese personnel management system which is stated in the Chinese labor law in a compartive perspective. Managers and workers were asked to evaluate the features of Chinese systems in comparison with Japanese and American systems by using the questionnaire method. Results of the study suggested that an unique Chinese system is about to emerge with features as follows.(1) Employment is based on the long-term contract rather than a short-term or lifetime relations.(2) The job assignment is based on the within-group lotation, instead of fixed or flexible assignment.(3) The wage is determined by combining the basic wage with the job-related wage (job plus merit components).(4) In auto industry, HRD is undertaken for creating multi-skill, labor-saving work force.(5) The industrial and labor relations in China is maintained by the Workers Association which is a part of the Chinese social-political systems and also function as a workers' association at the workplace to protect their common interests in harmony with management and the socialist central government. These features were delived from the analyses of response patterns based on the questionnaire data and examined in comparison with Japanese and American systems.
