Work And Employment In A Globalized Era: An Asia Pacific Focus (studies In Asia Pacific Business (paperback))

Looking at the change in work brought about by globalization, this text examines how global competitive pressures in Asia are transforming workplace relations and impacting on strategies of managers as well as the responses and behaviours of trade unions and employees. The volume brings together research from Australia and New Zealand, as well as from China, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, to illuminate our understanding of what is actually happening to organizations, workforces, employee groupings and individual employees as a result of globalization and the intensification of global competition in Pacific Asia. This Book Explores The Multiple Impacts Of Global Competitive Pressures Brought About Largely By Globalization On Employment Relations In Pacific Asia. The Volume Brings Together Research From Australia And New Zealand, As Well As From China, Japan, Malaysia And Singapore, To Illuminate Our Understanding Of What Is Actually Happening To Organizations, Workforces, Employee Groupings And Individual Employees As A Result Of Globalization And The Intensification Of Global Competition In Pacific Asia.--jacket. Introduction: Globalization And The Workplace In Pacific Asia / Yaw A. Debrah And Ian G. Smith -- Globalization And Confrontation: The Transformation Of The Australian Coal Industry / Peter Waring, Duncan Macdonald And John Burgess -- Australian Trade Unions' Responses To Human Resource Management Initiatives In A Globalized Era / Peter Holland, Lindsay Nelson And Cathy Fisher -- Labour Responses To Globalization: The Australian Experience / Bernard Mckenna -- Cross-cultural Diversity, Leadership And Workplace Relations In Australia / Dianne Lewis, Erica French And Thipaphone Phetmany -- Expatriate Academics In A Globalized Era: The Beginnings Of An Untold Story? / Julia Richardson -- Globalized New Public Management And Its Impact On Scientific Research Activity In New Zealand / Steve Mckenna -- Globalization, Economic Crisis And Employment Practices: Lessons From A Large Malaysian Islamic Institution / Pawan Budhwar And Khairul Fadzil -- Global Competitive Pressures, Labour Market And Employment Issues In The Japanese Service Sector / Yoko Sano -- Globalization, Economic Development And The Reliance On Guanxi As A Job Search Strategy For Chinese Students / Cheng Soo May -- Conclusion: Globalization, Work And Employment: Asia Pacific Experiences In Retrospect / Ian G. Smith And Yaw A. Debrah. Editors, Yaw A. Debrah And Ian G. Smith. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.