Chandos Publishing Asia Pacific Human Resource Management and Organisational Effectiveness: Impacts on Practice

Product Description Asia Pacific Human Resource Management and Organisational Effectiveness: Impacts on Practice explores the concepts and applications of strategic human resource management (SHRM) theory on the roles and practices of human resource professionals employed in organizations across the Asia Pacific region. It blends new conceptual frameworks with empirical evidence, case illustrations, and company examples from a variety of countries in the region, exploring the economic, political, socio-cultural, demographic, and professional dimensions of the topic. Country studies (for example, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, China, India, Korea and Australia) are included, examining the relationships between SHRM and talent management, knowledge workers, quality of work and human capital management in the Asian region. Review The book critically explores the concepts and applications of strategic human resource management (SHRM) theory on the roles and practices of human resource professionals, including the economic, political, socio-cultural, demographic, and professional dimensions in the Asia Pacific region. About the Author Alan Nankervis is a Professor of Human Resource Management, based at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. Professor Chris Rowley is Professorial Fellow, Institute of Hallyu Convergence Research, Korea University, Korea, Adjunct Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia, Visiting Fellow, Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies, Nottingham University, UK and Professor, Cass Business School, City University, London, UK. He is Editor of the leading journal Asia Pacific Business Review, Series Editor of the Working in Asia and Asian Studies book series. He has given a range of talks and lectures to universities and companies internationally with research and consultancy experience with unions, business and government. Professor Rowley has published widely in the area of HRM and Asian business, with over 500 articles, books and chapters and practitioner pieces. Noorziah Salleh is based at the Universiti Institut Teknologi Mara, Sabah, Malaysia.