Asian Business and Management Theory, Practice and Perspectives

by Hasegawa, Harukiyo; Noronha, Carlos

• ISBN13: 9780230367388
• ISBN10: 0230367380
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-06-02
• Publisher: INGRAM

Summary

Asian Business and Management delivers an unparalleled understanding of the diverse and critically important Asian business world.

Featuring an accessible two-part structure, the first section outlines the major contextual and theoretical issues of business and management. The second part offers a fresh, topical analysis of management in the major Asian nations.

Throughout the book, you will benefit from the wisdom of leading international authorities and, unlike competing texts, a unique focus on corporate social responsibility in Asian countries.

Key benefits:
- Understand business theory and practice in an ethical context
- Topical case studies demonstrate Asian management systems and allow you to assess the strategies adopted by corporations and governments
- Written and edited by the leading authorities in the field
- Dedicated companion website featuring PowerPoint slides, teaching notes and revision question answers

Author Biography

Harukiyo Hasegawa is Professor of Global Management and Human Resource Management at Dôshisha Business School in Kyoto, Japan. He was formerly Director for the Centre for Japanese Studies and currently Honorary Professor of Japanese business at the University of Sheffield. He is General Editor of Asian Business& Management (PalgraveMacmillan)

Carlos Noronha is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau in China.

Table of Contents

Preface and Introduction
PART I: ASIAN BUSINESS SYSTEMS - MAJOR ISSUES
1. The Business System of Asia; Gordon Redding
2. Asian Cultures and Business Systems in Asia; Carlos Noronha and Harukiyo Hasegawa
3. Accounting and Corporate Governance in Asia; Carlos Noronha
4. Human Resources Management in Asia; Rosalie Tung
5. Technology Development in Asia; Leonard Lynn
6. Regionalism and Production Networks in Asia; Andrew Staple
7. Sustainable Development and CSR in Asia; Philippe Debroux
PART II: VARIETIES OF BUSINESS SYSTEMS IN ASIA
8. The Business System of Japan; Michael Witt
9. The Business System of China; Robert Taylor
10. The Business System of India; Vipin Gupta
11. The Business System of Korea; Martin Hemmert
12 . The Business System of Singapore; Tony Garrett
13 . The Business System of Malaysia; Axele Giroud
14 . The Business System of the Philippines; Mari Kondo
15 . The Business System of Thailand; Pornkasem Kantamara
16 . The Business System of Vietnam; Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai and Mai The Cuong
Epilogue