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Asia Pacific Human Resource Management and Organisational Effectiveness

Impacts on Practice

  • 1st Edition - June 22, 2016
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Alan Nankervis, Chris Rowley, Noorziah Salleh
  • Language: English

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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.

Key features

  • Presents the first book to explore the link between HRM and organizational effectiveness
  • Provides new empirical and case study research on relevant issues regarding strategic human resource management
  • Offers a blend of experienced global HRM scholars with enthusiastic regional academics
  • Includes an amalgam of conceptual and practical approaches to the topic

Readership

It is intended as a complementary resource for postgraduate students enrolled in strategic human resource management programs (Master of HRM, Master of International Business, MBA) globally, with particular reference to US and European academic institutions focusing on Asian studies and similar programs across Asia. Secondary markets include university and reference libraries worldwide, business people and their human resource professionals engaged in Asian business operations.

Table of contents

  • Series Page
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • About the editors and authors
  • Foreword
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Human resource management and organisational effectiveness – an overview and synthesis
    • Introduction
    • Concepts of human resource management
    • HRM and organisational effectiveness
    • HRM and organisational effectiveness research in the Asia Pacific
    • Structure and content
    • Conclusion
  • Section 1. Contextual frameworks
    • Chapter 2. ASEAN and the AEC: Challenges and opportunities for human resource management
      • Introduction
      • Association of South East Asian Nations
      • The ASEAN Economic Community
      • The AEC, talent and mobility in ASEAN
      • Winners and losers in talent mobility in ASEAN/AEC
      • Push and pull factors in talent mobility in ASEAN/AEC
      • The AEC – challenges and opportunities for talent mobility
      • Conclusion
    • Chapter 3. Emerging HRM perspectives on emotional intelligence, mindfulness and neurobiological science on organisational effectiveness
      • Introduction
      • Literature review
      • Research themes
      • Potential avenues for future research
      • Interpersonal neurobiology
      • Conclusion
  • Section 2. Regional HRM perspectives
    • Chapter 4. Where was HRM? The crisis of public confidence in Australia’s banks
      • Introduction
      • Methodology
      • Literature review – HRM and ethics
      • Selected Australian banks and their ethical behaviour
      • Ethics in banking – rhetoric and reality
      • HRM, ethical behaviour and organisational effectiveness
      • Conclusion
    • Chapter 5. HRM as a strategic business partner: The contributions of strategic agility, knowledge management and management development in multinational enterprises – empirical insights from India
      • Introduction
      • Literature review
      • Methods
      • Research findings
      • Limitations and suggestions for future research
      • Conclusion
      • Appendix 1: Final interview questionnaire
    • Chapter 6. An exploratory study of HRM roles and competencies in Vietnam, India and Malaysia
      • Introduction
      • Dynamic economic contexts
      • Literature review
      • Research methodology
      • Research findings
      • Discussion
      • Conclusion
    • Chapter 7. HRM roles in paradise: Strategic or administrative? A study of tourist resorts in the Maldives
      • Introduction
      • Literature review
      • Research methods
      • Research findings
      • Discussion
      • Conclusion
    • Chapter 8. The quality of working Australia and its relevance for HRM and organisational effectiveness in the Asia Pacific
      • Introduction
      • Literature review
      • Developing a JQ framework in Australia
      • Methodology
      • Research findings
      • Discussion
      • Conclusion
  • Section 3. Employment relations and Islamic perspectives
    • Chapter 9. Collective voice and union effectiveness: Is relational capital the missing link?
      • Introduction
      • Research objectives
      • Research methodology
      • Research findings and discussion
      • Determining the mediation model effect
      • Confirming the results through bootstrapping
      • Discussion
      • Conclusion
      • Appendix
    • Chapter 10. A study on the determinants of job satisfaction from an Islamic perspective: Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia
      • Introduction
      • Literature review
      • Proposed conceptual framework
      • Conclusion
    • Chapter 11. Conclusion: The human resource management–organisational effectiveness link: overview and the role of HR practitioners
      • Introduction
      • Overview of content
      • Overview of the role of HRM and HR practitioners
      • Variations in HR practice and professionals
      • Conclusion
  • Index

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 24, 2016
  • Language: English

About the editors

AN

Alan Nankervis

Alan Nankervis is a Professor of Human Resource Management, based at Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Human Resource Management, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

CR

Chris Rowley

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.
Affiliations and expertise
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

NS

Noorziah Salleh

Noorziah Salleh is based at the Universiti Institut Teknologi Mara, Sabah, Malaysia.
Affiliations and expertise
Universiti Institut Teknologi Mara, Sabah, Malaysia

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