The changing role of the human resource profession in the Asia Pacific region / Jayantee Mukherjee Saha, Chris Rowley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saha, Jayantee Mukherjee, author.

Rowley, Chris, 1959- author.

Series:

Chandos Asian Studies Series

Elsevier Asian Studies Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Personnel management--Pacific Area.

Personnel management.

Human capital--Pacific Area.

Human capital.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, The Netherlands : Elsevier, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The human resource (HR) profession has been on a long and challenging journey. Globalisation and sweeping policy changes have re-defined and re-aligned HR and its role. It is important for HR professionals to develop and become innovators in their respective industries. The Changing Role of the Human Resource Profession in the Asia Pacific Region is based on case-studies of retail, tourism, healthcare, security, education, and energy, spread across the greater Asia Pacific (AP) region. The book rests on the principle of the laws of attraction, that 'thoughts become things' and argues that ackn

Contents:

Front Cover; The Changing Role of the Human Resource Profession in the Asia Pacific Region; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword by Dave Ulrich; Foreword by Peter Cappelli; Foreword by Prabir Jha; Acknowledgements; About the author; 1 Introduction; Introduction; Why focus on the region?; Focus industries and changing role of HR; 1 Tourism and hospitality; 2 Retail; 3 Healthcare; 4 Security; 5 Education; 6 Energy (including oil, gas and renewables); Research and methods; Identification of geographical focus; Focus industries; Industry-level analysis; Case study; Structure of the book; Conclusion

NoteReferences; 2 Six major industries: An overview; Introduction; Tourism and hospitality industry; Tourism and hospitality industry: Australia; Tourism and hospitality industry: Cambodia; Tourism and hospitality industry: China; Tourism and hospitality industry: Hong Kong; Tourism and hospitality industry: India; Tourism and hospitality industry: Indonesia; Tourism and hospitality industry: Japan; Tourism and hospitality industry: Korea, South; Tourism and hospitality industry: Malaysia; Tourism and hospitality industry: Myanmar (Burma); Tourism and hospitality industry: New Zealand

Tourism and hospitality industry: PhilippinesTourism and hospitality industry: Singapore; Tourism and hospitality industry: Sri Lanka; Tourism and hospitality industry: Taiwan; Tourism and hospitality industry: Thailand; Tourism and hospitality industry: Vietnam; Summary; Retail industry; Retail industry: Australia; Retail industry: Cambodia; Retail industry: China; Retail industry: Hong Kong; Retail industry: India; Retail industry: Indonesia; Retail industry: Japan; Retail industry: South Korea; Retail industry: Malaysia; Retail industry: Myanmar (Burma); Retail industry: New Zealand

Retail industry: the PhilippinesRetail industry: Singapore; Retail industry: Sri Lanka; Retail industry: Taiwan; Retail industry: Thailand; Retail industry: Vietnam; Summary; Healthcare industry; Healthcare industry: Australia; Healthcare industry: Cambodia; Healthcare industry: China; Healthcare industry: Hong Kong; Healthcare industry: India; Healthcare industry: Indonesia; Healthcare industry: Japan; Healthcare industry: South Korea; Healthcare industry: Malaysia; Healthcare industry: Myanmar (Burma); Healthcare industry: New Zealand; Healthcare industry: the Philippines

Healthcare industry: SingaporeHealthcare industry: Sri Lanka; Healthcare industry: Taiwan; Healthcare industry: Thailand; Healthcare industry: Vietnam; Summary; Education industry; Education industry: Australia; Education industry: Cambodia; Education industry: China; Education industry: Hong Kong; Education industry: India; Education industry: Indonesia; Education industry: Japan; Education industry: South Korea; Education industry: Malaysia; Education industry: Myanmar (Burma); Education industry: New Zealand; Education industry: the Philippines; Education industry: Singapore

Education industry: Sri Lanka

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references ande index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780857094766

0857094769

9780857094759

0857094750

OCLC:

898069457