Work and Employment in a Globalized Era: An Asia Pacific Focus / Edition 1

by Yaw A. Debrah, Ian G. Smith

Overview

Looking at the change in work brought about by globalization, this text examines how global competitive pressures in Asia are transforming workplace relations and impacting on strategies of managers as well as the responses and behaviours of trade unions and employees. The volume brings together research from Australia and New Zealand, as well as from China, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, to illuminate our understanding of what is actually happening to organizations, workforces, employee groupings and individual employees as a result of globalization and the intensification of global competition in Pacific Asia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714651354
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/01/2001
Series:	Studies in Asia Pacific Business
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edited by Debrah, Yaw A.; Smith, Ian G.

Table of Contents

Work and employment in a globalized era, Yaw A. Debrah and Ian G. Smith; globalization and confrontation - the transformation of the Australian coal industry, Peter Waring et al; Australian trade unions' responses to human resource management initiatives in a globalized era, Peter Holland et al; labour responses to globalization - the Australian experience, Bernard McKenna; cross-cultural diversity, leadership and workplace relations in Australia, Dianne Lewis et al; expatriate academics in a globalized era - the beginnings of an untold story?, Julian Richardson; globalized new public management and its impact on scientific research activity in New Zealand, Steve McKenna; globalization, economic crisis and employment practices - lesson from a large Malaysian Islamic institution, Pawan Budhwar and Khairul Fadzil; global competitive pressures, labour market and employment issues in the Japanese service sector, Yoko Sano; globalization, economic development and the reliance on guanxi as a job search strategy by Chinese students, Cheng Soo May; conclusion - globalization, work and employment in the Asia-Pacific region, Ian G. Smith and Yaw A. Debrah.

Editorial Reviews

'A welcome addition to the fledging literature on this important subjec t... a substantial contribution towards broadening our understanding of an important, yet sparsely researched, aspect of the process of economic development in Pacific Asia.' - ASEAN Economic Bulletin

From the Publisher

Researchers in business, management, and related disciplines survey how globalization has impacted organizations, workforces, employee groupings, and individual employees in Australia and New Zealand as well as China, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore. Among their topics are Australian trade unions' response to human resource management, expatriate academics in a globalized era, and the labor market and employment issues in the Japanese service sector. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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