... many incentive programs through the years, in hopes of being able to increase output, running group incentives, individual rewards, moral suasion, and emulating campaigns of piece rate and stock options. Mao Zedong, promoted labor volunteerism based on "emulation drives", which in turn, also inspired the formation of emulation committees in most of the country's factories. He was given awards for successful imitation ... of highly "propagandized" model of factories. Since Zedong's death, emphasis on material incentives has been increased. Therefore, incentives based on moral encourageme...

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... by the Russian Revolution, which appeared to be more successful than the homegrown version in bringing change. In 1920 the student leaders formed the Comintern (Communist International). A young man named Mao Zedong led one of the Communist groups. During the 1920s the Kuomintang, an organization formed out of Sun Yat-sen's alliance, was also active and included many Communist members. Communism was ... later, Japan invaded China forcing the Kuomintang and the Communists into an uneasy alliance. At the end of the war against Japan in 1945 the alliance collapsed into civil war. Mao had c...

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