Changing Employment Relations in Asian Pacific Countries by Lee, Joseph S. and Anil Verma, editors - 1996

Taiwan: Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Black cloth hardcover with gilt titles in near fine condition - clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket is very good, but with some light soiling and scuffing - still crisp and attractive. 373 pp., indexed. A collection of articles examining business relationships and human resource policies in Asian countries. Contents: Shaping employment relations for the 21st century: Challenges facing business, labor, and government leaders / Thomas A. Kochan --Careers of white-collar employees in the Japanese electronics industry / Rajah Rasiah --Reforming the Australian automotive industry: toward lean production or human centered manufacturing? / Russell D. Lansbury and Greg J. Bamber --Industrial relations and human resources management in the Taiwanese auto industry / Shih-wei Pan --The US auto industry: innovation amidst uncertainty / Thomas A. Kochan --Challenges facing the clothing industry of Singapore / Chew Soon Beng --Human resource development and labor-management relations in the Japanese apparel industry / Hiroki Sato, Takeshi Matsui, and Toru Kumazawa --Industrial restructuring and human resource management: the case of the hong kong spinning industry / Stephen Chiu and Tai-lok Lui --Industrial Relations in the Australian banking industry: recent trends / Jim Kitay --Human resource management and strategy in Thailand: a case study of the banking industry / John J. Lawler and Sununta Siegnthai --Evolving IR/HR practices in the Philippine commercial banking industry / Rene E. Ofreneo.