@phdthesis{Yang2023,
  author    = {Yang, Weiyue},
  title     = {Population Policy and Governance at the Local Level - A Qualitative Research of the Implementation of the Universal Two-Child Policy in China},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-31305},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-313052},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {The universal two-child policy was introduced by the central government of China in 2016 to respond to the country's deteriorating population problems, but it was soon replaced by a three-child policy in 2021 given that it failed to continuously boost fertility in Chinese society. This dissertation empirically investigates the implementation of universal two-child policy in three Chinese major cities. Based on the data collected through semi-structured interviews with leaders of local family planning agencies, it finds that local officials are primarily devoted to coping with the discontent of the bereaved single-child parents (shidu families), which is an unexpected consequence of the historical one-child policy, rather than working on the tasks regarding birth encouragement. The dissertation suggests understanding the implementation of China's population policy within the framework of both historical and rational choice institutionalism. The target responsibility system as an effective tool of the central authority drives local agents to fix their attention at tasks that have larger impact on their career. The shifted focus in the implementation of the universal two-child policy is a result of local officials' emphasis on the task of maintaining social stability. Shidu families are deemed as a salient threat to social order because their discontent with the state support has incurred continuous petitions at both the national and local level, which would severely undermine local officials' career advancement. However, in the meantime, stability maintenance is found to have become alienated as reflected by the rising costs and that it replaced birth support to be the focus of local family planning agents in the universal two-child policy era. Since the conflict between the shidu group and the state is unlikely to be resolved, the future population policy design and enforcement will continue to be constrained by the shidu problem.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Brzoska2020,
  author    = {Brzoska, Jan},
  title     = {Market forecasting in China: An Artificial Neural Network approach to optimize the accuracy of sales forecasts in the Chinese automotive market},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-20315},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-203155},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Sales forecasts are an essential determinant of operational planning in entrepreneurial organizations. However, in China, as in other emerging markets, monthly sales forecasts are particularly challenging for multinational automotive enterprises and suppliers. A chief reason for this is that conventional approaches to sales forecasting often fail to capture the underlying market dynamics. To that end, this dissertation investigates the application of Artificial Neural Networks with an implemented backpropagation algorithm as a more "unconventional" sales forecasting method. A key element of statistical modelling is the selection of superior leading indicators. These indicators were collected as part of the researcher's expert interviews with multinational enterprises and state associations in China. The economic plausibility of all specified indicators is critically explored in qualitative-quantitative pre-selection procedures. The overall objective of the present study was to improve the accuracy of monthly sales forecasts in the Chinese automotive market. This objective was achieved by showing that the forecasting error could be lowered to a new benchmark of less than 10\% in an out-of-sample forecasting application.},
  subject      = {China},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Harbrecht2019,
  author    = {Harbrecht, Isabelle},
  title     = {Entering Society - The Adolescence, Identity and Development of Vocational Education Students in Shanghai},
  edition   = {1. Auflage},
  publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press},
  address   = {W{\"u}rzburg},
  isbn      = {978-3-95826-096-2},
  doi       = {10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-097-9},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-168626},
  school      = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press},
  pages     = {xviii, 298},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {With the late twentieth-century reform of the labour market and the abolition of the 'iron rice bowl' in China, jobs were no longer guaranteed by the government and higher education became more and more a requirement for even low-level positions. A surplus of academics and a lack of skilled workers became the long-term consequences. Since the early 2000s, the government has tried to mitigate this situation by promoting and developing vocational education. However, it is still considered to be a second class education, suitable only for weak students whose results are too low for an academic middle school. Based on the qualitative and quantitative data of a three-year panel study conducted in vocational schools in Shanghai, the present publication analyses the social environments, personalities, values and perceptions of students in vocational education - adolescents stigmatized by society. The results show how their attitudes change throughout their education, and which kinds of identities they form. Drawing on Ulrich Beck's thesis of individualization, this publication finds that adolescents in vocational education still hold on to the belief that good study results enable them to seize chances and avoid risks. Freedom of choice, feelings of success and a good relationship with parents support these positive attitudes towards learning. Family in particular turned out to not only be an important motivational factor but also the dominant value of the students. Vocational education is still, however, stigmatized and the adolescents try to bring that in line with their self-worth.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Dettmer2017,
  author    = {Dettmer, Isabel},
  title     = {HRM, Qualifizierung und Rekrutierung in China - das Mismatch-Problem dargestellt am Beispiel der Hotellerie},
  publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press},
  address   = {W{\"u}rzburg},
  isbn      = {978-3-95826-046-7 (print)},
  doi       = {10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-047-4},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-138955},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  pages     = {300},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {"China im Wandel" ist das Schlagwort, wenn es um das "Reich der Mitte" geht. Prim{\"a}r war damit das rapide wirtschaftliche Wachstum {\"u}ber die letzten Jahrzehnte gemeint, aber auch zunehmend die Ver{\"a}nderungen in politischen und sozialen Bereichen. Der {\"o}konomische Transformationsprozess hat auch einen anhaltenden institutionellen Wandel in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft hervorgerufen. F{\"u}r diese wirtschaftliche Transformation werden in China vor allem mehr qualifizierte Fachkr{\"a}fte ben{\"o}tigt, nach denen die ausl{\"a}ndischen wie inl{\"a}ndischen Unternehmen auf dem chinesischen Arbeitsmarkt oft vergeblich suchen. Rekrutierung und Mitarbeiterbindung sowie die steigenden Lohnkosten stellen seit Jahren die gr{\"o}ßten Herausforderungen auf dem chinesischen Arbeitsmarkt dar. Das Mismatch-Problem ist augenscheinlich. Um die Gr{\"u}nde f{\"u}r diese Verzerrungen zu eruieren, setzt die vorliegende Studie dort an, wo Bildungsmarkt und Arbeitsmarkt aufeinandertreffen, und zwar dem Human Resource Management (HRM) von Unternehmen in China. Ziel dieser Studie ist es, einen Beitrag zur Diskussion {\"u}ber das Voranschreiten meritokratischer Verteilungsprozesse im {\"U}bergang von einer Plan- zur Marktwirtschaft in China zu leisten. Die Neue Institutionen{\"o}konomik (NI{\"O}) liefert mit der Signal- und Screeningtheorie (SST) Erkl{\"a}rungsans{\"a}tze f{\"u}r solche personal{\"o}konomischen Probleme zwischen AG und AN. Mit Hilfe dieses auf China angewandten Ansatzes konnten die relevanten "Signale" beider Parteien im Rekrutierungsprozess sowie die Problemfelder Chinas Hotellerie identifiziert und analysiert werden. Somit richtet sich diese Studie nicht nur an Sinologen, sondern ebenso an Wirtschaftswissenschaftler und Praktiker mit Chinabezug.},
  subject      = {HRM},
  language  = {de}
}
@masterthesis{Heiser2011,
  type      = {Bachelor Thesis},
  author    = {Heiser, Johanna},
  title     = {Chinesisch-europ{\"a}ische Joint-Venture Unternehmen - ein Auslaufmodell : Analyse der Gr{\"u}nde anhand ausgew{\"a}hlter Fallbeispiele},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-83691},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Die Arbeit untersucht zwei besonders drastische Fallbeispiele gescheiterter europ{\"a}isch-chinesischer Equity Joint-Venture. Das des deutschen Mittelstandsunternehmens Vietz, welches im Pipelinebau aktiv ist, sowie ein Joint-Venture des franz{\"o}sischen Großkonzerns Danone mit der Wahaha Group. Besonderer Fokus liegt auf den Aspekten der Rechtsstaatlichkeit sowie Durchsetzung von Recht in China, das Management eines solchen transnationalen Unternehmens, die Bedeutung von Technologietransfer, sowie kulturelle Differenzen als Ausl{\"o}ser f{\"u}r Missverst{\"a}ndnisse und Konflikte. Abschließend wurden anhand einer vergleichenden Gegen{\"u}berstellung der beiden F{\"a}lle charakteristische Probleme eines Joint-Ventures herausgearbeitet.},
  subject      = {Gemeinschaftsunternehmen},
  language  = {de}
}