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    Do foreign experienced managers influence employee compensation? Evidence from labor investment in China
    (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2025-09-23) Sun Z; Anderson HD; Chi J
    Purpose This study aims to investigate whether and how foreign experienced managers influence employee compensation in Chinese firms. While prior research has examined the impact of such managers on corporate governance, innovation and performance, little is known about their effect on labor investment, particularly “rank-and-file” employee compensation. The authors argue that foreign experienced managers are more likely to pursue complex value-added strategies requiring skilled labor, thus increasing compensation levels. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of Chinese A-share listed firms, the authors identify foreign experienced managers as CEOs or chairpersons with prior work or study experience outside mainland China. The analysis uses panel regressions, as well as instrumental variable estimation, difference-in-difference (DID) tests and propensity score matching (PSM), to address endogeneity. The authors further examine mechanisms and heterogeneity analysis. Findings Firms with foreign experienced managers pay significantly higher employee compensation. This relationship is more pronounced where firms have excess cash or lower operating leverage. Mechanism tests support the efficiency wage theory where managers increase the proportion of skilled employees. In private firms, foreign experienced managers appear to increase compensation to improve total factor productivity and firm value. In contrast, foreign experienced managers in state-owned enterprises appear more motivated by political or social goals through enhanced employee treatment. In addition, the authors also find that foreign experienced managers are associated with higher labor cost stickiness, especially in private firms. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to link managerial foreign experience with employee compensation. The results are particularly relevant for firms and policymakers aiming to balance employee welfare, productivity and strategic human capital investment in the context of global managerial mobility.
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    Molecular Detection of Zoonotic and Veterinary Pathogenic Bacteria in Pet Dogs and Their Parasitizing Ticks in Junggar Basin, North-Western China
    (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-07) Guo J; Song S; Cao S; Sun Z; Zhou Q; Deng X; Zhao T; Chai Y; Zhu D; Chen C; Baryshnikov PI; Blair HT; Wang Z; Wang Y; Zhang H
    Despite the recognized epidemiological importance of ticks as vectors for pathogens that cause numerous zoonotic and veterinary diseases, data regarding the pathogens of pet dogs and their parasitic ticks in the Junggar Basin are scarce. In this study, a total of 178 blood samples and 436 parasitic ticks were collected from pet dogs in Junggar Basin, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), north-western China. All ticks were identified as Rhipicephalus turanicus sensu stricto (s.s.) according to morphological and molecular characteristics. Rh. turanicus s.s. ticks were collected from pet dogs in China for the first time. Seven tick-borne pathogens, such as Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Rickettsia massiliae, Candidatus R. barbariae, Brucella spp., Rickettsia sibirica, and Anaplasma ovis, were detected from ticks, whereas the first five bacteria were detected from blood samples of dogs. Brucella spp. was the most predominant pathogen in both blood samples and ticks of pet dogs, with the detection rates of 16.29 and 16.74%, respectively. Moreover, 17 ticks and 1 blood sample were co-infected with two pathogens, and 1 tick was co-infected with three pathogens. This study provided molecular evidence for the occurrence of Anaplasma spp., Ehrlichia spp., Rickettsia spp., and Brucella spp. circulating in pet dogs and their parasitic ticks in Junggar Basin, north-western China. These findings extend our knowledge of the tick-borne pathogens in pet dogs and their parasitic ticks in Central Asia; therefore, further research on these pathogens and their role in human and animal diseases is required.