Executive Education Programs

SPHRGPHRNEW! China's Economic Rise and its Critical
HR Challenges for MNCs

Presented in partnership with Tsinghua University

 

Tsinghua University

 

June 21–24 (Four-Day program)

1.5 CEUs or 15 recertification hours

 

SHRM is proud to present, in cooperation with Tsinghua University, China’s leading/foremost institution of higher education, a new executive certificate program focusing on the challenges and opportunities of doing business in China. During this session, you will have the opportunity to fully explore the issues and implications for your business in Asia. The program will include an overview of China’s macroeconomic trends and their impact on the world economy and an update of the status and unique characteristics of HR in China. You will leave the program equipped with the tools to understand the policies and procedures when interacting with the Chinese government and the knowledge of the key HR trends and issues affecting MNCs currently in the marketplace.

 

Whether your business is there now or considering moving to the region, this is one session that you and your business cannot afford to miss in 2008.

 

Schedule:

Saturday, June 21, 1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 22, 8:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Monday, June 23, 2:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, June 24, 2:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

 

Program Fees: (This includes the full conference registration fee.)

Member—$2,595

Join SHRM Now*—$2,740

Nonmember—$2,840

 

How to Apply:
A separate application process is required for all Executive Education programs.

 

Download and fill out the application form. Applicants will be screened against criteria shown on the application form to ensure the appropriate mix of candidates, and will be notified of their acceptance by e-mail along with payment instructions. Payment concludes the application process.



Instructor Bios

Prof. YANG Baiyin:
Baiyin Yang is Professor of Human Resources and Organizational Behavior at Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, Beijing China. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. He has taught at Auburn University, the University of Idaho, and the University of Minnesota. His research interests include adult and organizational learning, leadership and management development, power and influence tactics, cross-cultural management, theory-building methodology, and quantitative research methods. His paper on holistic theory of knowledge and learning has been recognized as an outstanding article by the journal of Human Resource Development Review, and he won the best research paper award four times by the Academy of Human Resource Development. He is presently serving as the associate editor of Human Resource Development Quarterly. He is also serving on editorial boards for several other journals.

Prof. Yang is recently awarded the Outstanding HR Development Scholar at the Annual Conference of the US Academy of Human Resource Development for his record of scholarly productivity and influence in the profession.

Prof. WANG Yijiang:
Yijiang Wang is Professor of Economics and Human Resource Management at Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, Beijing China. He obtained his PhD from Harvard University. He has taught related programs at, in addition to Tsinghua University, Harvard, University of Minnesota, Vienna University of Economics, Hong Kong University and Peking University, The major honors and award Prof. Wang received include “Small and Medium-sized Firms Determine a Country’s Future” (Economic Observer, October 20, 2007) was selected by journalists organized by Southern Weekend as one of the “Ten Best Commentaries of 2007”.

"The Nature of the Township and Village Enterprise," (with Chang, Journal of Comparative Economics, 1994), was selected as a “most influential piece ever written on the Chinese economy since reform” to be included in a volume in the Cambridge Series on Trade and Development. Garnaut, Ross, and Yiping Huang, eds., 2001. Growth Without Miracle: Readings on the Chinese Economy in the Era of Reform, Oxford University Press, 2001.

“Human capital investment under Asymmetric Information: The Pigovian Conjecture Revisited” (with Chang, Journal of Labor Economics, 1996), is extensively reviewed by Professor Gibbons (MIT) and Professor Waldman (Cornell University) in the Handbook of Labor Economics, Vol. 3, North-Holland.