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Yang, Jiang (2020) Exploring the relationship between innovation and job quality : evidence from China. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
Previous research indicates a potential relationship between innovation and job quality, but no relevant study has been conducted in China. This thesis examines the relationship between innovation and job quality in China. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research proceeds in two stages. First, it makes statistical analysis of secondary data to assess levels of innovation and job quality in different Chinese industries, and populates them into a four-quadrant matrix, in order to help identify case study industries. Second, it conducts qualitative interviews, with eight enterprises in four industries, to investigate innovation, job quality and their relationship at company level. The study finds variations in innovation and job quality among Chinese industries, and a two-directional positive relationship between innovation and job quality in China, indicating that a virtuous cycle can be generated with innovation and job quality improving each other, through different mechanisms and channels. This research is the first attempt to investigate the relationship between innovation and job quality in China, and contributes to current understanding in four ways: an empirical contribution being the first study of the topic in China; a methodological contribution in using a mixed-methods approach linking innovation and job quality to study their relationship in China; a theoretical contribution to the understanding of the relationship between innovation and job quality in China; and a practical contribution with policy recommendations for promoting innovation and job quality in China.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Technological innovations -- China, Job satisfaction -- China | ||||
Official Date: | September 2020 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Institute for Employment Research | ||||
Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Warhurst, Christopher ; Li, Yuxin | ||||
Sponsors: | Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) | ||||
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Extent: | x, 382 leaves : illustrations | ||||
Language: | eng |
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