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Elgar Companion to Managing People Across the Asia-Pacific
An Organizational Psychology Approach
9781802202243 Edward Elgar Publishing
The Elgar Companion to Managing People Across the Asia-Pacific provides a crucial exploration of current business and management research, touching upon topics such as leadership, employee motivation and politics, and innovation to provide a timely examination of management in the Asia-Pacific. It addresses how unique cultural, societal and governance factors in the Asia-Pacific affect business practices.
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The Elgar Companion to Managing People Across the Asia-Pacific provides a crucial exploration of current business and management research, touching upon topics such as leadership, employee motivation and politics, and innovation to provide a timely examination of management in the Asia-Pacific. It addresses how unique cultural, societal and governance factors in the Asia-Pacific affect business practices.
Bringing together the work of a diverse collective of international authors, chapters explore often challenging topics such as the position of ageing workers in the Asia-Pacific and the dynamics of a multigenerational workforce. They carefully examine organizational psychology processes among Asia-Pacific workers in order to paint an accurate picture of differing work environments. Ultimately, this accessible Companion directly focuses on ongoing research efforts to conceptualise the culture, engagement and potential shifts within Asia-Pacific work environments.
This discerning Elgar Companion will be beneficial for researchers and academics of multiple disciplines, such as business and management, international business and finance. It will additionally be of use to practitioners in management positions seeking to understand contemporary issues within the field.
Bringing together the work of a diverse collective of international authors, chapters explore often challenging topics such as the position of ageing workers in the Asia-Pacific and the dynamics of a multigenerational workforce. They carefully examine organizational psychology processes among Asia-Pacific workers in order to paint an accurate picture of differing work environments. Ultimately, this accessible Companion directly focuses on ongoing research efforts to conceptualise the culture, engagement and potential shifts within Asia-Pacific work environments.
This discerning Elgar Companion will be beneficial for researchers and academics of multiple disciplines, such as business and management, international business and finance. It will additionally be of use to practitioners in management positions seeking to understand contemporary issues within the field.
Critical Acclaim
‘In this comprehensive collection of articles, the authors offer a timely and definitive look at the complex landscape of managing people in one of the most vibrant regions of the world. Firmly grounded in theories and empirical data, this volume provides contextualized thinking on the changing nature of work, leadership, work culture, policy, and innovation in Asia Pacific. The rich insights from this Companion can also inform future cross cultural studies both locally and across the globe.’
– Leigh Anne Liu, Georgia State University, US
‘This Companion captures a wide range of issues critical to managing people in the Asia-Pacific context and offers valuable new insights into the world of work post-Covid-19. It is a must-read for readers interested in learning more about human resource management in the Asia Pacific for a productive future of work.'
– Fang Lee Cooke, Monash University, Australia
– Leigh Anne Liu, Georgia State University, US
‘This Companion captures a wide range of issues critical to managing people in the Asia-Pacific context and offers valuable new insights into the world of work post-Covid-19. It is a must-read for readers interested in learning more about human resource management in the Asia Pacific for a productive future of work.'
– Fang Lee Cooke, Monash University, Australia
Contributors
Contributors include: Benedict Atkinson, Kevin Au, Sherry S.Y. Aw, Lama Blaique, Yvette Blount, Adrian Bradshaw, Paula Brough, Xi Wen (Carys) Chan, Masud Chand, Shaoyuan Chen, Mingming Cheng, Angeline Lim Cuifang, Emiel L. Eijdenberg, Fabian Jintae Froese, Naina Gupta, Lin-Ya Hong, Anna J.C. Hsu, Hae Jin Jang, Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Sean Lee, Chan-Hoong Leong, Angela Leung, Kuhanesan Naidu, Eddy Ng, Diep Nguyen, Khoi Nguyen, Jisoo Ock, Jihye Oh, Joyce S. Pang, Ashly Pinnington, Jonathan E. Ramsay, Ulrike Sengstschmid, Smita Singh, Lucy Taksa, Jacinth Tan, Sook-Rei Tan, Bek Wuay Tang, Chun Meng Tang, Stephen Teo, Ioannis C. Thanos, K. Thirumaran, Amy Wei Tian, Carolyn Timms, William Tov, Barry Tse, Pengji Wang, Caroline Yook Ling Wong, Jacob Wood, Shuang Frances Wu, Sophia Zhao Xiuxi
