Managing Human Resources in Asia-Pacific

Given the enormous economic and developmental changes in nations in the Asia-Pacific region, and the related movement of people between and across countries, it is critical that we better understand the HRM policies and practices of these nations. The latest instalment in the Global HRM series, Managing Human Resources in Asia-Pacific (Second Edition), presents the HRM situations in a number of southeast Asian and Pacific Rim countries, highlighting the growth of the personnel and HR function, the dominant HRM system(s) in the area, the influence of different factors on HRM, and the challenges faced by HR functions in these nations. This edition extends its coverage to Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and discusses HR research challenges in the region.

Arup Varma is Professor of Human Resource Management at Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business. From 2002–2007 Varma was Director of the HRER Institute and Chair of the HRM department at the School of Business Administration. Varma earned his Ph.D. from Rutgers University, an M.S. in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations (with honors) from XLRI Jamshedpur (India) and a B.S. in Economics (with honors) from St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta, India. Dr.Varma’s research interests include performance appraisal, expatriate issues, and HRM in India. He has published over 40 articles in leading journals including Academy of Management Journal, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, Human Resource Management Review and the Journal of World Business. He is also co-founder and President-elect of the Indian Academy of Management.

Pawan S. Budhwar is a Professor of International HRM and Associate Dean Research at Aston Business School, UK. He is a Co-Founder and first President of the Indian Academy of Management. Budhwar has published over 75 articles in a number of leading journals on International HRM/OB related topics with a specific focus on India. He has also written and/or co-edited nine books on HRM-related topics, including Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Performance Management, India, Developing Countries, Research Methods, Major Works in International HRM, and Doing Business in India. He is on the editorial board of over ten journals and is an Associate Editor of Human Resource Management. Budhwar is also an advisor to the Commonwealth Commission for scholarships and fellowships, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the British Academy of Management and an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences. He is also a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Routledge Global Human Resource Management Series

Edited by Randall S. Schuler, Susan E. Jackson, Paul Sparrow and Michael Poole

Routledge Global Human Resource Management is an important new series that examines human resources in its global context. The series is organized into three strands: content and issues in global human resource management (HRM); specific HR functions in a global context; and comparative HRM. Authored by some of the world’s leading authorities on HRM, each book in the series aims to give readers comprehensive, in-depth and accessible texts that combine essential theory and best practice. Topics covered include cross-border alliances, global leadership, global legal systems, HRM in Asia, Africa and the Americas, industrial relations and global staffing.

Managing Human Resources in Cross-Border Alliances

Randall S. Schuler, Susan E. Jackson and Yadong Luo

Managing Human Resources in Africa

Edited by Ken N. Kamoche, Yaw A. Debrah, Frank M. Horwitz and Gerry Nkombo Muuka

Globalizing Human Resource Management

Paul Sparrow, Chris Brewster and Hilary Harris

Managing Human Resources in Asia-Pacific

Edited by Pawan S. Budhwar

International Human Resource Management (Second Edition)

Policy and Practice for the Global Enterprise

Dennis R. Briscoe and Randall S. Schuler

Managing Human Resources in Latin America

An Agenda for International Leaders

Edited by Marta M. Elvira and Anabella Davila

Global Staffing

Edited by Hugh Scullion and David G. Collings

Managing Human Resources in Europe

A Thematic Approach

Edited by Henrik Holt Larsen and Wolfgang Mayrhofer

Managing Human Resources in the Middle-East

Edited by Pawan S. Budhwar and Kamel Mellahi

Managing Global Legal Systems

International Employment Regulation and Competitive Advantage Gary W. Florkowski

Global Industrial Relations

Edited by Michael J. Morley, Patrick Gunnigle and David G. Collings

Managing Human Resources in North America

Current Issues and Perspectives

Edited by Steve Werner

Global Leadership

Research, Practice, Development

Edited by Mark Mendenhall, Gary Oddou, Allan Bird and Martha Maznevski

Global Compensation

Foundations and Perspectives

Edited by Luis Gomez-Mejia and Steve Werner

Performance Management Systems

Edited by Arup Varma, Pawan S. Budhwar and Angelo DeNisi

Managing Human Resources in Central and Eastern Europe

Edited by Michael J. Morley, Noreen Heraty and Snejina Michailova

Global Careers

Michael Dickmann and Yehuda Baruch

Global Leadership (Second Edition)

Research, Practice, Development

Mark E. Mendenhall, Joyce S. Osland, Allan Bird, Gary Oddou, Martha L. Maznevski, Michael J. Stevens and Günter K. Stahl

Forthcoming:

Manager–Subordinate Trust

A Global Perspective

Edited by Pablo Cardona and Michael J. Morley