Overview
A one-stop shop for information on the topic of labour market implications of ageing population in China
Labour market focus to provide specialised information
Multi-discipline lens to provide different perspectives of a topic of shared interest
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About this book
This book adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to explore the effects of ageing population on labour market at three levels: Macro, organizational and individual levels. Population ageing in China is of interest to researchers, practitioners and policy makers across the world. Population ageing has profound effects on various parts of the society, and this book will focus on the labour market, aiming at producing a comprehensive picture of how population ageing affecting the composition of workforce and the way people work from the perspective of individuals, organization and society as a whole. This book examines China’s population ageing through the lens of economics, management and sociology, in order to produce a comprehensive understanding of this issue. This book includes cutting-edge research and most up-to-date statistics for arguably China’s most important social change for the next few decades.
This book encases high quality research on China’s ageing population and is expected to the reliable source of information for future research and policy development. This book presents a collection of chapters examining the impact of population ageing at three levels in order to provide a holistic view of this matter and allow readers to choose the topic that meet their interests.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Kym Fraser is an adjunct researcher in the UniSA Business School at the University of South Australia, Adelaide. He retired in March 2022 from the position of Dean of the Kurdistan Business School, University of Kurdistan Hewler, in Erbil, Iraq. He continues to hold adjunct professorships at the University of Brawijaya in Indonesia, and Aalborg University in Denmark. In 2002, he became an academic after spending 25 years in industry, holding senior management positions in both government and private enterprises, specialising in service and operations management. Since becoming an academic he has published over 100 research articles in internationally refereed books, journals and conferences, and has taught a wide range of business courses at under- and post-graduate level, with specialisation in strategic management, international business, corporate finance and operations management.
Prof. Jie Shen is currently a Professor of Human Resource Management at Shenzhen University, China. He was appointed as Professor or Associate Professor at University of South Australia, Monash University and Curtin University. Also, he worked as a Visiting Professor in Goettingen University, Germany, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Southwest Jiaotong University. Prof. Jie Shen has rich teaching and research experience in Human Resource Management, International Business Management, Organization Behavior and Industry Relationship Research. He was awarded the outstanding teaching and research honor issued by University of South Australia. Prof. Jie Shen is also the member of editorial board of several academic journals, such as The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Evidence-based HRM, and Journal of Chinese HRM. He has published many academic works and 7 monographs. He was on the list of world’s top 2% scientists 2020.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ageing in China
Book Subtitle: What does it mean for the Job Market?
Editors: Xin Deng, Kym Fraser, Jie Shen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9681-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-9680-1Published: 15 February 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-9683-2Published: 16 February 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-9681-8Published: 14 February 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 144
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Labor Economics, Public Economics, Labour Law/Social Law, Economic Policy, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy