Despite the interest over recent years in the fragmentation of organizations and the development of contracting, little attention has been paid to the impact of the associated inter-organizational relationships on the internal organization of employment. Inter-organizational relations have been...

Civil service reform has been a common issue facing many governments in the world, albeit the content and nature of the reform may vary considerably between nations. The civil service in China has witnessed seven restructures since 1949. However, little is written in the Western literature on...