Universität zu Köln

Li, Junmin, Wiemann, Kristina, Shi, Weiping, Wang, Yanan and Pilz, Matthias (2019). Vocational education and training in Chinese and German companies in China: a 'home international' comparison. Int. J. Train. Dev., 23 (2). S. 153 - 169. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1468-2419

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

China is currently focusing strongly on developing its vocational education and training system, and Germany is an important partner in this process: many German companies operate major manufacturing sites in China and need highly skilled employees. So do German companies in China continue to meet their training needs through the familiar German model of vocational education and training (or a similar model)? Or does their model for training production staff more closely resemble the Chinese model? To date, there have been few research studies in this area. This article aims to fill the gap with a 'home international' comparison of the training strategies of Chinese and German companies in China. Theory-driven semi-structured interviews were conducted with managers of human resources departments in 11 Chinese companies and 11 subsidiaries of German companies in China. Transcripts of these interviews were then subjected to textual analysis to systematize the findings and extract data. The findings demonstrate both similarities and differences between the Chinese and the German companies, particularly in terms of the links between the national training system, the national labour market and the social setting.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Li, Junmin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wiemann, Kristina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Shi, Weiping UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wang, Yanan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pilz, Matthias UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-138340
DOI:	10.1111/ijtd.12151
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. J. Train. Dev.
Volume:	23
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 153 - 169
Date:	2019
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1468-2419
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SYSTEM; WORLD Multiple languages Management Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/13834