Abstract: Although Dual Commitment became a compelling notion with the rapid unionization in the 1950s and recurred in the 1980s， it is still an untouched area in China. Based on 67 articles in the Western literature， this paper expounds the roots of the resurgence of Dual Commitment and describes the strengths and limitations of the major methods to measure its distribution shapes. The paper then reviews several theories and the major outcomes of the empirical studies. Finally， the paper addresses the future of Dual Commitment research in China and extends the discussion to the areas of multinational business and professional organizational management.

Key words: Dual Commitment, industrial relationship, union