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Bill Taylor came to City University of Hong Kong in 1993, having previously studied and worked both industry and academia in Japan and the UK. Bill has a strong interest in critical research in international political economy, examining in particular the role and organisation of labour. Bill's publications and research cover aspects of industrial relations in China, Japanese transnational corporations, gendered organisation of work and critical studies of human resource management. Bill undertakes research mainly in China, Japan, UK, US and Vietnam.

 Recent publications

  • Industrial Relations in China (with K Chang and Q Li). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2003. [ISBN: 1-84064-578-4 November, pp. 267]
  • 'A feminist critique of Japanisation: employment and work in consumer electronics', Gender, Work and Organisation, 2006, 13.4, p.317-337.
  • 'Organising migrants in China: problems of the ACFTU' (with L. Fu and Q. Li), Journal of Labour Economics, published by Chinese Academy of Social Science, 2005, No.4 [in Chinese].

 Research interests

  • Labour studies and Industrial relations, particularly in East Asia
  • Multinational management, especially Japanese operations and Japanisation
  • Organisation of work, HRM and gender

 Teaching interests

  • Labour studies: HRM, labour policy, industrial relations in China
  • Political economy: theoretical and international
  • Japanese studies: society, political economy and history

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Dr Bill Taylor
MA PhD Warwick
Associate Professor

Tel:       +852 2788 9612
Fax:       +852 2788 8926
Email:   Bill.Taylor@cityu.edu.hk
Room:   AC-B7406
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