Human Resource Management in the Asia-Pacific Region

HRM (human resource management) suffers from a selective tendancy and ad hoc approach, which misses the historical, paradoxical often incoherent, incompatible and inconsistent nature of the subject. This text reduces this myopia by adding to our knowledge and the milieu within which it operates.

Chris Rowley

Chapter 1 Introduction: Comparisons and Perspectives on HRM in the Asia Pacific, Chris Rowley; Chapter 2 China's HRM in Transition: Towards Relative Convergence?, Malcolm Warner; Chapter 3 Economic Restructuring and HRM in Hong Kong, Ng Sek Hong, Carolyn Poon; Chapter 4 HRM in Japanese Enterprises: Trends and Challenges, John Benson, Philippe Debroux; Chapter 5 Beyond Seniority-Based Systems: A Paradigm Shift in Korean HRM?, Johngseok Bae; Chapter 6 Converging and Diverging Trends in HRM: The Philippine 'Halo-Halo' Approach, Maragtas S. V. Amante; Chapter 7 HRM Under Guided Economic Development: The Singapore Experience, Yuen Chi-Ching; Chapter 8 The Development of HRM Practices in Taiwan, Shyh-Jer Chen; Chapter 9 HRM in Thailand: Eroding Traditions, John J. Lawler, Sununta Siengthai, Vinita Atmiyanandana; Chapter 10 Conclusion: Reassessing HRM's Convergence, Chris Rowley;