Böcker i Chandos Asian Studies Series-serien

This review of human resources management (HRM) in Asia, draws attention to issues which are substantially different from those which a western trained manager or student would expect. Intra-regional issues are examined and in an unusual approach, topics are organised thematically, rather than by the more typical country-by-country approach.

A significant barrier that companies have difficulty to overcome is the effective communication with their Chinese counter parts. This major impediment is caused by no understanding of the cultural differences between the Chinese and western business cultures. This book offers the solution to this problem - the bi-cultural personnel.

Chinese Migrant Entrepreneurs in Australia from the Early 1990s adds new theoretical considerations and empirical evidence to a growing interest in entrepreneurship, and presents an account of a group of new Chinese migrant entrepreneurs who have succeeded in their business ventures, significantly contributing to both Australia and China.

The venture capital market in China has been developing for 20 years. Over this period, the legal frameworks surrounding China's venture capital have evolved significantly. China's Venture Capital Market addresses this important topic and argues for further improvements in legal frameworks for venture capital in China.

There is a great need to explore the overall strategic framework for better strategy formulation in the context of India. Doing Business in India discusses the cultural and consumer profile of the people of India and examines how these fit into the macroeconomic context.

This book reviews employment conditions in Asian countries. This is the hub of the strongest growth area in the world economy and while attention has focussed on job growth and industrial transformation, there has been very little attention on employment characteristics and employment conditions.

The overall socio-economic development experience in India under different economic governance frameworks since the 1950s has given rise to a large number of interrelated concerns. This book documents these experiences in the Indian context and identifies the scope and limitations of corporations to address such concerns.

This book discusses the South China Sea dispute from a Chinese perspective with regards to history, law, international politics, the economy, diplomacy and military affairs. Not only does it detail China's official position on the sovereignty and maritime disputes in the South China Sea.

The Changing Role of the Human Resource Profession in the Asia Pacific Region is based on case-studies of retail, tourism, healthcare, security, education, and energy, spread across the greater Asia Pacific (AP) region.