Psychology in China: A Review Dedicated to Li Chen

Wang, Zhongming

doi:10.1146/annurev.ps.44.020193.000511

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“…As has been discussed in a number of previous review articles of psychology in China (e.g., Higgins & Zheng, 2002;Jing, 1994;Wang, 1993), the developments of psychology-especially organizational psychologyin China have been closely linked to rapid organizational changes. Recent HR-organizational behaviour practices and research developments also demonstrate the Chinese approach to build up managerial competency and enrich organizational psychology programmes.…”

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“…While trust and ethics for business practice have long been topics in psychological research in China (Wang, 1993(Wang, , 1995, more attention has been paid to these areas in the highly competitive business and management environment. Recently, Atuahene-Gima and Li (2001) investigated the dual roles of sales controls and supervisor behaviours as antecedents of salespeople's belief in the benevolence of the supervisor.…”

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“…This is mostly due to the significant development of economic reform and social changes and the great demand for organizational psychology and human resource management research and applications in Chinese organizations. As a result, the cross-culturalsocioeconomic perspective has been emphasized in relation to developments in various fields of psychology and human resource management in China (Drenth & Wang, 2000;Jing, 1994;Wang, 1993Wang, , 1995Wang & Mobley, 1999). In recent years, China has undergone more dynamic organizational changes: entering the WTO, opening the western regions of China, building up an information network, and transferring management systems nationwide.…”

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Managerial competency modelling and the development of organizational psychology: A Chinese approach

Wang

2003

Int J Psychol

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I n recent years, China has undergone rapid economic reform and dynamic organizational changes. Several major developments have given special momentum to those changes: China entering the WTO, opening the western regions of China, building up an information network, transforming new management systems nationwide, and encouraging innovations and entrepreneurship. These developments call for more comprehensive and adaptive competencies and new approaches to organizational psychology in China. This provides a national and cultural context of personnel assessment, selection, and development of organizational psychology. Organizational psychology is one of the most active fields for research and application in psychology in China. Three aspects of recent trends are described under a framework of managerial competency modelling. (1) Leadership competence assessment for personnel selection and development has become one of the key aspects of human resources (HR) management in China. Based upon the results from the structured interview and strategic hierarchical job analysis, a model of leadership competency with four dimensions of leadership characteristics and the managerial performance was proposed. The four dimensions are: psychological traits; leadership predispositions; managerial skills; and professional knowledge. (2) HR competency for person-job-organization fit. This includes competencies for compensation and motivational strategies, organizational commitment and career management competence, team competence, and group decision-making skills. (3) Organizational competency for culture and change. This includes an integrative approach to link values with culture, and cross-cultural leadership skills. On the basis of the recent practice and research developments, a Chinese approach to organizational psychology with important characteristics is summarized: active theoretical development and conceptualization; continuous methodological improvement; close link with HR and management practices; and systematic cross-cultural socioeconomic perspective. This becomes a key framework for understanding organizational psychology. New directions for research and application in China are highlighted.

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Managerial competency modelling and the development of organizational psychology: A Chinese approach

Wang

2003

Int J Psychol

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“…Another important difference with The Netherlands is that, up till now, psychological tests and personality assessment questionnaires were hardly developed in China due to the relative late and slow progress of the field of psychology. Wang (1993) explains that the study of psychology started at the tum of this century but suffered greatly during the Cultural Revolution . 'Psychology was then attacked as a so called bourgeois pseudoscience' (Wang, 1993: 90), The open-door policy initiated in 1978, with its many social and economical reforms, has put psychology back on the map but its development has clearly been delayed substantially.…”

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Managing human resources across cultures: a comparative analysis of practices in industrial enterprises in China and The Netherlands

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Koopman³

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The International Journal of Human Resource Management

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Although researchers and practitioners have come up with many good ideas for improving the employment relationship, there is no evidence for universally applicable practices. Prior theoretical work and research in the area of (intemational) human resource management indicate that cultural and contextual constraints are responsible for the problematic nature of transference of practices. This study illustrates and explains the contextual as well as cultural boundaries through a direct comparison of practices as used in a matched sample of industrial companies in China (n -97) and The Netherlands (n -47), It is argued that differences in organizational structure, cultural values and labour regulations account for the variation between countries. The results show considerable differences between China and The Netherlands in the HRM practices of industrial enterprises. Also, the organizational culture of the companies studied varies between ihe two countries and the differences found are clearly in line with differences on the national cultural level.

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“…The first Chinese encyclopedia of medicine, published about 2,000 years ago, linked psychological problems to brain pathology (Wang 1993). Sun-Tzu's book The Art of War (Sun-Tzu 2005), which was written 2,500 years ago, could be seen as a forerunner to modern organizational psychology.…”

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Counseling Psychology in China: Past and Present

Thomason

Qiong

2008

Int J Adv Counselling

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Ancient Chinese philosophers were interested in ways to promote psychological development and they made significant contributions, particularly in the area of mental testing. In the twentieth century the Chinese focused on behavioral psychology, and the field suffered a great setback during Mao's Cultural Revolution. However, more recently, psychology has received governmental support, and psychologists in China today are rapidly developing the field of counseling psychology. This paper puts Chinese psychology in historical context and describes many current practices and needs regarding counseling psychology.

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Psychology in China: A Review Dedicated to Li Chen

Cited by 46 publications

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Managerial competency modelling and the development of organizational psychology: A Chinese approach

Managerial competency modelling and the development of organizational psychology: A Chinese approach

Managing human resources across cultures: a comparative analysis of practices in industrial enterprises in China and The Netherlands

Counseling Psychology in China: Past and Present

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