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In the orthodox Marxist view of society, trade unions are perceived as being generated as a reaction by workers seeking to organize themselves against the forces of capitalism, their employers. Wor...

(2002). Psychic Distance and Internationalization: Evidence from Hong Kong Firms. International Studies of Management & Organization: Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 36-56.

This article traces the evolution of Hong Kong’s labour administration since the Second World War. Given the British “voluntaristic” tradition in approaching labour law and industrial relations, the Hong Kong government has historically been less than interventionist in labour sector activities. In recent years, the government has adopted increasingly interventionist policy measures in such areas as manpower training and wage regulation. These are, however, fragmentary, sporadic, and retroactive in nature. Although a tripartite machinery for labour policy consultation and formulation has already been in existence in Hong Kong, it is nonetheless sustained feebly in a docile fashion under the auspices of the Labour Advisory Board. There is hence a case for this system of “tripartitism” to be revitalised and upgraded in order that labour administration can become a more creditable and integrated aspect of the government’s long-term agenda on public and economic policies. The need for such a policy strategy l...