The Changing Economic Environment in Asia Firms' Strategies in the Region

by Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Bernadette; Bassino, Jean-Pascal; Jaussaud, Jaques

• ISBN13: 9780333964378
• ISBN10: 0333964373
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-14
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Offering a critical reappraisal of the causes of the 1997 Asian crisis and of its impact on the strategies of firms, this book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how firms have responded to the changes brought about by the crisis, and what the major structural developments have been in the Asian economies since the late 1990s. Through the use of up-to-date statistical data and theoretical tools the contributors convey the excitement that pervades recent developments in Asia.

Author Biography

Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan is Jean Monnet Professor of European Economic Integration and Director of the Euro-Asia Centre, University of Limerick.

Jean-Pascal Bassino is Associate Professor of Economics at l'UniversitT Paul ValTry, Montpellier.

Jaques Jaussaud is Professor of Management, IEA, t l'UniversitT Francois Rabelais, Tours.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	vii
Notes on the Contributors	xi
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms	xv
Introduction	1	(8)
Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan
Jean-Pascal Bassino
Jacques Jaussaud
PART I REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND FIRMS' STRATEGIES: DRASTIC CHANGES
FDI, Industrial Labor Transformation, and Growth: The Cases of South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand	9	(17)
Nathalie Fabry
Bertrand Maximin
Japanese Direct Investment in Asia and the European Union: Is there an Interdependence?	26	(26)
Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan
Jean-Pascal Bassino
The Links between Japanese Investment in Asia and De-Industrialisation in Japan	52	(10)
Francoise Guelle
The Outcome of the Crisis for Emerging Countries in Asia and the Renewal of Industrial Strategies of Foreign Firms: The Case of Thailand	62	(15)
Jean-Christophe Simon
The HRM Strategies of Korean Companies in China: Localization of Management	77	(14)
Robert Taylor
Cho Yong-Doo
Hyun Jae Hoon
Managing Sino-French Joint Ventures in the Chinese Market: Performance Implications	91	(20)
Zhong-Yu Zhang
PART II THE IMPACT OF THE CRISIS ON INDUSTRY, LABOR, AND FINANCE
The Asian Conglomerates at a Crossroads	111	(13)
Christian Milleli
Pierre Grou
The Impact of Structural Reforms and De-Regulation Measures on FDI in East Asia	124	(11)
Guy Faure
The Korean Financial Crisis and NFDI	135	(17)
Kyoo Kim
Charles R. Chittle
The Japanese Model of HRM in Crisis?	152	(14)
Jacques Jaussaud
Thailand's Industrialization: Overcoming Structural Obstacles?	166	(18)
Doryanne Kermel-Torres
Philippe Schar
The Evolution of China's Industrial Structure, 1990-6: Implications for China's Future Development	184	(13)
Yong He
Xiaolin Pei
The Impact of Foreign Trade on the Economic Growth of Shanghai	197	(20)
Hua Wang
Index	217