1st Edition

Management in South-East Asia Business Culture, Enterprises and Human Resources

Edited By Chris Rowley, Malcolm Warner Copyright 2007
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

This edited volume deals with Management in South-East Asia. It widely agreed that this is a region of growing importance economically in today’s globalized world. This area contains a diverse range of dynamic economies, ranging from the ‘highly developed’ through to the ‘newly emerging’, each competing in a different manner and with different characteristics. This book specifically focuses on... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Telecommunications Industry in Malaysia: Demographic Effects on Customer Expectations, Performance, Satisfaction and Retention  3. Role and Competency Profiles of Human Resource Development Practitioners in Vietnam  4. International Strategies of Emerging Asian Multinational Enterprises: Evidence on Singapore and Malaysian Firms  5. Firm’s Specific Advantage, Diversification Strategy and Entry Mode on Performance: Electric and Electronic Industry in Thailand  6. Conflicting Cultural Imperatives in Modern Thailand: Cultural Perspectives  7. Consumer Behaviour Towards Counterfeit Products: A Study of Urban Malaysian Consumes  8. Multinational NGOs and Expatriation: A Case Study of a NGO in Vietnam  9. Trust and Uncertainty: A Study of Bank Lending to Private Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Vietnam  10. Implementing E-HRM: The Readiness of Small & Medium Sized Manufacturing Companies in Malaysia  11. Bankruptcy during the IMF Crisis: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Companies  12. Conclusion

Biography

Chris Rowley is Professor of HRM at Cass Business School, City University, London.

Malcolm Warner is Professor and Fellow Emeritus, Wolfson College, and Senior Research Associate, Judge Institute of Management, University of Cambridge.