title: Improving human resource management in Chinese healthcare: identifying the obstacles to change.
abstract: Health sector reform in China has led to increasing responsibility for hospital managers in the management of staff; but constraints continue. New personnel reforms offer new opportunities but face a number of difficulties. Drawing on research in Chinese hospitals in 1997 this paper identifies two major obstacles to improved human resource management: wage policy and lack of control by local managers over staffing.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, La Trobe University.
authors.forename: Likun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stanton
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Legge
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D016304:Hospitals, Private / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012941:Social Responsibility; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce