Human resource management performs a different function and operates very differently in Asia to its practice in the US and Europe. This volume demonstrates how human resource management is enacted in Asian countries, how it is changing in response to recent economic events, and how firms are linking indigenous and external human resource management learning. Examples are taken from firms in Japan, China, Korea and Thailand, and these domestic approaches are then considered in the context of joint ventures. As well as providing a detailed analysis of Asian human resource management,...
Human resource management performs a different function and operates very differently in Asia to its practice in the US and Europe. This volume demons...
This book examines the key issues faced by the managers of multinational companies, and contains cutting-edge strategies and practices designed to enable managers and policy makers to weather the Asian financial and economic storms. Asian Post-Crisis Management shows how to position companies and governments in Asia for sustainable competitive advantage, and will be of interest to top management leaders, senior economic analysts, policy makers, academic scholars and students of international management.
This book examines the key issues faced by the managers of multinational companies, and contains cutting-edge strategies and practices designed to ena...
Describes the business benefits of Japanese management concept of strategic networks. Richter (a senior manager at a European multinational company) examines the structure and dynamic of networks and provides case examples from the Japanese automobile, chemical, and electronics industries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Describes the business benefits of Japanese management concept of strategic networks. Richter (a senior manager at a European multinational company) e...
India has realised, later than many other nations, that in order to prosper in the new world economy it will need to successfully manage its knowledge assets. This book investigates the rise of entrepreneurship and knowledge management. It looks at the high tech sector, how it is at present and it's prospects for growth. It then goes onto analyse the effect that the knowledge economy will have on labour, business strategy and corporate restructuring and highlights the challenges that India will face, not least whether it can offer enough employment potential for 1 billion people.
India has realised, later than many other nations, that in order to prosper in the new world economy it will need to successfully manage its knowledge...
This book delves into the nature of governance in Asia both at government and corporate level. It reviews the history and suggests potential solutions for years of underperformance due to the corrupt practices that have developed because of a poor understanding of corporate governance. The authors are experts in practices in Asia and their views are expressed in a sympathetic manner, at no time insisting that a western model of governance is correct. Instead the authors advise local models appropriate to the state of development and suggest that individual countries institute behavioural...
This book delves into the nature of governance in Asia both at government and corporate level. It reviews the history and suggests potential solutions...
This book reviews the deep historical roots of Asian business ethics and firmly places these into the modern context. From this analysis the various authors review the role of trust in alliances - in general, and in operational detail in several countries in South and East Asia: Malaysia, Japan, Singapore and Korea are featured. Finally we note the need to develop trust looking at the obstacles of understanding these aspects.
This book reviews the deep historical roots of Asian business ethics and firmly places these into the modern context. From this analysis the various a...
This text considers different economic models available in the global market. The US or Anglo-Saxon model is often portrayed as the best but now Asia is again on a roll. The book analyzes how these models have influenced both regional and global development, and engages in discussions upon alternatives and the search for the 'grail'.
This text considers different economic models available in the global market. The US or Anglo-Saxon model is often portrayed as the best but now Asia ...
Despite the current crisis, Asian economies remain an important market for firms around the world and continue to be stiff competitors in world business. One reason for the region's strength, and a predictor of Asia's endurance, are its business networks-- DEGREESIkeiretsus DEGREESR in Japan, DEGREESIchaebols DEGREESR in Korea, and other forms that connect single firms, entire industries, and which interlink the region as a whole. Richter and his contributors examine the origins of business networks, their effects on the economies, and the implications of their presence and growth in Asian...
Despite the current crisis, Asian economies remain an important market for firms around the world and continue to be stiff competitors in world bus...
One result of the Asian economic crisis has been to shatter the belief that Asian ways of management are superior to Western ways. Now, just to survive, Asian firms have come to rethink their entire way of managing, and in his latest book, Richter, assisted by his contributing authors, gives a sharply focused analysis of how they are doing it. Emerging questions are how do Asian firms adjust to the new economic realities? and How do they develop their management style?
There are plenty of new opportunities in Asia to play the new game, but they must be grasped and productively...
One result of the Asian economic crisis has been to shatter the belief that Asian ways of management are superior to Western ways. Now, just to sur...
With much of the Asian Miracle destroyed and much of the Western world's awe for Asian ways of management dissipated, organizations there are changing with such speed that most of our knowledge about them is quickly outdated. Richter takes stock of East Asian management practices, as they are perceived so far, and he discusses the strategies that others propose to help Asian management redesign itself for the future--including a long-term agenda for change based on the cultural heritage of Confucianism. He analyzes the cultural underpinnings of Asian management practices, evaluates the...
With much of the Asian Miracle destroyed and much of the Western world's awe for Asian ways of management dissipated, organizations there are chang...
