Recent analysis published in the Behind the China Kaleidoscope: A Guide to China Entry and Operations identified Human Resources Management as a key factor for Swiss subsidiaries' success in China.

Drawing on the Swiss China HRM Survey 2007, case studies and expert contributions, the goal of the China Human Resources Paradox is to explore this topic in further detail and to provide readers an accurate overview of HR environment in China and information on trends & future developments.

• Recognize key elements in China's labor market and manage Chinese personnel effectively
• Benchmark your own HRM operations and learn from successful Swiss subsidiaries in China
• Review, develop and improve your China HRM strategy and policies
• Understand the opinion of local managers on key HRM issues
• Know key differences across specific industries, legal forms and locations

1 Managers of (Swiss) international companies of any size that are running operations in China or are planning to do so, and are interested in issues of human resource management (HRM).

2 Consulting & HR companies and support organizations.

3 Researches interested in aspects of HRM in China.

1. Every China CEO's Foremost Concern
• Swiss Companies in China
• Definition of Successful Swiss Companies

2. Goals and Realization of the Swiss China HRM Report
• Goals of the Report
• Collected Experience and Data

3. Swiss China HRM Survey
• Scope and Process of the Survey Analysis
• Demographics of the Survey Respondents
• Statistical Significance of the Respondents
• Definition of Successful HRM

4. China's Human Resources: Shaped by Millennia and an Environment in Transformation
• Why are the Chinese so Different...?
• Twenty-Five Years to Build-up Modern Human Resources
• Revamping the Education System: Quantity at the Expense of Quality
• Employment, the Labor Laws and Taxation in CH-ina
• Income Tax and Social Welfare Rates

5. The Key Challenges of Human Resources Management: Research Results
• Coming and Going
• Gauging Employee Performance
• Finding People in China: the Shortage Paradox!

6. Doing it Right: Best Practices and Recommendations
• Factors of Successful Human Resources Management
• Understanding Your Employee
• Retain, Retain, Retain,...
• Expatriates or Locals?
• Needles in a Haystack: Recruiting the Right Employees
• Selecting the Right Location for the Right Employees
• Which Management Culture and Strategy?

a) Results of the Swiss China HRM Survey 2007

b) Case studies of Swiss companies
- Buhler China
- Ciba Specialty Chemicals (China) Ltd.
- Gate Gourmet Shanghai - Global Airline Catering Logistics
- Geberit Plumbing Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Franke (China) Kitchen Systems Co., Ltd.
- Edward Keller (Shanghai) Ltd.
- Kunming Firmenich Aromatics Co., Ltd.
- Guilin Virgil (China) Ltd.

c) Contributions from Experts
Ernst & Young
- Niklaus Gadient
- William Cheung
- Rainer Hausmann
- Kerstin Heidrich
- Wei Lin

CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre
- Jonathan Selvadoray
- Bridge Zhao

Rainbow Consulting Co., Ltd. (SRC)
- Dan Zhu
- Tim Weeber

Watson Wyatt Consultancy (Shanghai) Ltd.
- Ulf Bosch

Hudson Recruitment Shanghai Ltd.
- Shook Liu

Mercer Human Resource Consulting
- Brenda Wilson

Caroline Munz

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The China Human Resources Paradox is handed out to participants and sold to interested parties for internal use only. All commercial use or publication of any data provided by such reports by any participant and/or any third party is strictly prohibited.

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Thank you for your cooperation and respect for this research project.