Zhang, Di (Researcher in employment) (2013) Early career development in Chinese banking : the impact of overseas education on graduate experiences. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

Considering the crucial role played by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and
multinational corporations (MNCs) in China’s economic reform, and the growing
number and importance of Chinese overseas educated graduates, this thesis
explores the early career-development of returnee graduates. The research draws
on theoretical perspectives relating to human, social and cultural capital, along
with theories of motivation, adaptation and job satisfaction in the course of career
development, applied in the Chinese context. Two qualitative case studies were
carried out in the banking sector: one in an SOE and the other in an MNC.
This involved interviewing returnees, local graduates and managers on their
perceptions of the integration of returnees into the organisations. At the individual
level, it considered the value of overseas education and the capital possessed by
returnees, observing how human capital was produced through graduates’ early
stages of career development, and how this contributed to their place of work. At
the organisational level, by making use the perceptions of HR managers as well as
self-evaluation from returnees, the advantages and disadvantages of returnees were
explored, together with their actual utilisation, the rationales behind the HR
strategies adopted by the two organisations. This led to an understanding of how
the integration of returnees is affected by different social and corporate settings.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Career development -- China, Bank employees -- China, Foreign study, Chinese students -- Foreign countries, College graduates -- Employment -- China
Official Date:	September 2013
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Institute for Employment Research
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Lindley, Robert M.; Purcell, Kate
Extent:	xii, 385 leaves
Language:	eng

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