The ethical dilemmas and challenges originated from Chinese culture during its transition
to a “market” (market, hereafter, but debates remain over how “free-market” the
Chinese economy is) economy have posed significant threats to China’s sustainability
in economic and societal development during uncertain times. It is critical for HRD
professionals to take cultural factors into consideration when addressing these ethical
concerns. In the literature, HRD is considered to be playing a pivotal role in developing
an ethical culture, including culture change efforts, developing dynamic ethical
training programs and up-to-date codes of ethics (Ardichvili & Jondle, 2009).
However, in the existing business practice in China, there has been no literature or
media reports indicating HRD’s role in ethics-related practice at either the national or
the organizational level. In fact, the function of HRD is still largely focused on training
and performance in organizations without an explicit focus on ethics. The lack of ethics
in HRD theory and practice in China may be influenced by the following two
The ethical dilemmas and challenges originated from Chinese culture during its transition
to a “market” (market, hereafter, but debates remain over how “free-market” the
Chinese economy is) economy have posed significant threats to China’s sustainability
in economic and societal development during uncertain times. It is critical for HRD
professionals to take cultural factors into consideration when addressing these ethical
concerns. In the literature, HRD is considered to be playing a pivotal role in developing
an ethical culture, including culture change efforts, developing dynamic ethical
training programs and up-to-date codes of ethics (Ardichvili & Jondle, 2009).
However, in the existing business practice in China, there has been no literature or
media reports indicating HRD’s role in ethics-related practice at either the national or
the organizational level. In fact, the function of HRD is still largely focused on training
and performance in organizations without an explicit focus on ethics. The lack of ethics
in HRD theory and practice in China may be influenced by the following two
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