Context: Wrote a paper, presented it at a conference and now apparently a PhD student from East China Normal University is interested in including the paper in a meta-analysis on employee silence.
For further context, the paper I wrote is on the impact of employee silence on organizational conflict (covertly and overtly).
On the surface, sounds fine, though I hear all kinds of horror stories of including research in Chinese publications.
Anything I should watch out for, or know before inquiring further?
I'm sorry, this is one of the strangest sentences I've read, lately. Is this person presenting themselves as genuinely interested in combating workplace issues that (to me) seem diametrically opposed to facets of state-encouraged mainstream Chinese culture? And they want to do it on the record? Hopefully I'm wrong in my perception of how individual dissent, whistle blowing, and accountability of power are treated in China. Surely it's complicated. I've personally known Chinese researchers who have flagrantly circumvented the established process of attributing credit where credit was due, and my field has nothing to do with sociology or psychology. It would worry me even more to have that in the mix. Don't you live in China? If you don't, I will have less qualms about this. Be advised that I rate myself very high on the scale of "how paranoid I am of China's government infiltrating their scientific communities and tech industries". Like an 8.3 out of 10. I dunno, I'd take a while to attempt researching this person's publishing history and possible influences. If you're inside the great firewall, not sure if that'll go well. Hopefully I'm wrong about your physical location. This response is at least a little funny, coming from an American researcher, for sure. It's a luxury that my field has yet to see politicization, for the most part. I worry about many other disciplines.... a PhD student from East China Normal University is interested in including the paper in a meta-analysis on employee silence.
It was a weird sentence to type! I’ve lived abroad, but have been back in the US for a while. Honestly, I do have to wonder about all the Chinese representation at conferences I’ve attended, for some of the reasons you mention. The note that I saw was very brief, so no detail to speculate on there. I did find some publication history, but maybe I can dig into the backgrounds of the Co-authors or something.
Don't give them any free shit. Meta analyses are their new way of increasing their pub rate without having to contribute anything meaningful. It's flattering to hand someone be interested in your work, but they're probably just trying to get something for nothing.