Jane Nolan is Associate Professor of Organization Studies and HRM at the Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham, UK. Shuming Zhao is Nanjing University Senior Professor, Honorary Dean of the School of Business, and Dean of Xingzhi College at Nanjing University, China. Ken Kamoche is Professor of HRM and Organization Studies and Director of the Africa Research Group at the Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham, UK.