Asia Pacific Business Review

1996 - 2025

Current editor(s): Professor Chris Rowley and Malcolm Warner

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Volume 13, issue 4, 2007

Export Dynamics, Strategies and Performance within Japan's Machine-Tool Industry pp. 481-500

Ronald V. Kalafsky

Quality of Work Life: A Study of Employees in Shanghai, China pp. 501-517

Ka Wai Chan and Thomas A. Wyatt

Ownership Structure, Corporate Governance and Company Performance in China pp. 519-545

Gang Wei

Does Industry Matter in Attributing Organizational Learning to its Performance?: Evidence from the Taiwanese Economy pp. 547-563

Chyan Yang, Yau-De Wang and Han-Jen Niu

The Influence of Domestic Interfirm Networks on the Internationalization Process of Taiwanese SMEs pp. 565-583

Ku-Ho Lin and Isabella Chaney

Volatility Transmission in Asian Bond Markets: Tests of Portfolio Diversification pp. 585-607

Jenifer Piesse, Nitawan Israsena and Colin Thirtle

Book Reviews pp. 609-616

Malcolm Warner

Volume 13, issue 3, 2007

Globalization of R&D and China: An Introduction pp. 311-319

Yifei Sun, Maximilian von Zedtwitz and Denis Fred Simon

China R&D: A High-Tech Field of Dreams1 pp. 321-335

Kathleen A. Walsh

Knowledge and Innovation in China: Historical Legacies and Emerging Institutions pp. 337-356

Erik Baark

Science and Technology Take-off in China?: Sources of Rising R&D Intensity pp. 357-371

Jian Gao and Gary H. Jefferson

The Upgrading of Multinational Regional Innovation Networks in China pp. 373-403

Yun-Chung Chen

Uncertainties, Imitative Behaviours and Foreign R&D Location: Explaining the Over-concentration of Foreign R&D in Beijing and Shanghai within China pp. 405-424

Yifei Sun and Ke Wen

Country Relational Distance, Organizational Power and R&D Managers: Understanding Environmental Challenges for Foreign R&D in China pp. 425-449

Yifei Sun and Ke Wen

Subsidiary Technology Upgrading and International Technology Transfer, with Reference to China pp. 451-469

John W. Medcof

Whither Foreign R&D in China: Some Concluding Thoughts on Chinese Innovation pp. 471-480

Denis Fred Simon

Volume 13, issue 2, 2007

Challenges of Korea's Foreign Direct Investment-Led Globalization: Multinational Corporations' Perceptions pp. 163-181

Wan-Soon Kim and You-Il Lee

Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in the UK Electronic Industry: The Eclectic Approach pp. 183-200

Emmanuel Cleeve

Ireland's Foreign Direct Investment Competitive Advantage and Japanese Outward Foreign Direct Investment pp. 201-231

Ruth Rios-Morales and Louis Brennan

What Difference Does the Location Make?: A Social Capital Perspective on Transfer of Knowledge from Multinational Corporation Subsidiaries Located in China and Finland pp. 233-249

Li Li, Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen and Ingmar Björkman

Toward a Model of Organizational Human Capital Development: Preliminary Evidence from Taiwan pp. 251-275

I-Chieh Hsu, Carol Yeh-Yun Lin, John J. Lawler and Se-Hwa Wu

The Potential for Tourism in Post-crisis Recovery: Lessons from Malaysia's Experience of the Asian Financial Crisis pp. 277-299

Nicolette de Sausmarez

Book Reviews pp. 301-309

Sylvano D. Mahiwo

Volume 13, issue 1, 2007

Customer Service Behaviours in Korea and Implications for Training: Lessons from an Exploratory Critical Incidents Study of Customer and Employee Service Encounters pp. 1-20

Namhee Kim and Gary N. Mclean

Preferred Appeals as a Reflection of Culture: Mobile Phones Advertising in Vietnam pp. 21-39

Nguyen Thi Thuy Khanh and Le Nguyen Hau

The Gambler, the Carrots, and the Cook: A Critical Evaluation of Investment Potential in the Vietnamese Software Industry pp. 41-58

Tony Brauer, Vincent Edwards and Anh Trieu Phan

Is Corporate Ethical Practice Changing? Evidence from Sri-Lanka pp. 59-78

Jonathan Batten, Ranjan M. J. George and Samanthala Hettihewa

Business Incubators in China: A Financial Services Perspective pp. 79-94

Aruna Chandra, Wei He and Tim Fealey

Bridging the Digital Divide in Malaysia: An Empirical Analysis of Technological Transformation and Implications for E-development pp. 95-112

Audley Genus and Mohd Ali Mohamad Nor

The Psychological Contract in Employment in Vietnam: Preliminary Empirical Evidence from an Economy in Transition pp. 113-131

Do Xuan Truong and Truong Quang

Contemporary Research on Management and Human Resources in China: A Comparative Content Analysis of Two Leading Journals pp. 133-153

Hon Fun Poon and Chris Rowley

Book reviews pp. 155-162

Gilmar Masiero

Volume 12, issue 4, 2006

Business and Management in South East Asia: Studies in Diversity and Dynamism pp. 389-401

Chris Rowley and Malcolm Warner

Conflicting Cultural Imperatives in Modern Thailand: Global Perspectives pp. 403-420

Phillip Niffenegger, Songpol Kulviwat and Napatsawan Engchanil

Accruals Accounting in Government -- Developments in Malaysia pp. 421-435

Zakiah Saleh and Maurice W. Pendlebury

Telecommunication Industry in Malaysia: Demographics Effect on Customer Expectations, Performance, Satisfaction and Retention pp. 437-463

Norizan Mohd Kassim

Implementing e-HRM: The Readiness of Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Companies in Malaysia pp. 465-485

Lai Wan Hooi

Internationalization Strategies of Emerging Asian MNEs -- Case Study Evidence on Singaporean and Malaysian Firms pp. 487-505

A. B. Sim

Human Resources, Labour Markets and Unemployment: The Impact of the SARS Epidemic on the Service Sector in Singapore pp. 507-527

Grace O. M. Lee and Malcolm Warner

Multinational NGOs and Expatriation: A Case Study of a NGO in Vietnam pp. 529-546

Ying Zhu and David Purnell

Trust and Uncertainty: A Study of Bank Lending to Private SMEs in Vietnam pp. 547-568

Thang Nguyen, Ngoc T. B. Le and Nick J. Freeman

Conclusion: Whither Business and Management in South East Asia? pp. 569-575

Malcolm Warner and Chris Rowley

Book Reviews pp. 577-585

Malcolm Warner

Volume 12, issue 3, 2006

Was Capital Fleeing Southeast Asia? Estimates from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand pp. 261-283

Edsel L. Beja

How Do the Asian Economies Compete With Japan in the US Market? Is China Exceptional? A Triangular Trade Approach pp. 285-307

Yushi Yoshida and Hiro Ito

Missing Links: Regional Reforms for Asia's Bond Markets pp. 309-331

Paul Lejot, Douglas Arner and Qiao Liu

Stimulating Private Sector Development in China: The Emergence of Enterprise Development Centres in Liaoning and Sichuan Provinces pp. 333-354

Andrew Atherton and Alaric Fairbanks

Business Crisis and Management Fashion: Korean Companies, Restructuring and Consulting Advice pp. 355-373

Christopher Wright and Seung-Ho Kwon

Labour--Intensive Industrialization in Hong Kong, 1950--70: A Note on Sources and Methods pp. 375-388

David Clayton

Volume 12, issue 2, 2006

Employment Relations in the Asia-Pacific Region: Reflections and New Directions pp. 119-130

Richard Gough, Peter Holland and Julian Teicher

Globalization and Employment Relations in the Korean Auto Industry: The Case of the Hyundai Motor Company in Korea, Canada and India pp. 131-147

Russell D. Lansbury, Seung-Ho Kwon and Chung-Sok Suh

The ‘Talk’ versus the ‘Walk’: High Performance Work Systems, Labour Market Flexibility and Lessons from Asian Workers pp. 149-161

Donella Caspersz

The Emergence of an Industrial Relations System in Taiwan: Historical and Contextual Challenges pp. 163-174

John Rice

Labour NGOs: An Alternative Form of Labour Organizing in Indonesia, 1991--1998 pp. 175-191

Michele Ford

Community-Based Agencies as the Entrepreneur's Instruments of Control in Post-Soeharto's Indonesia pp. 193-207

Nicolaas Warouw

The Influence of Decentralized Bargaining Systems on the Introduction of Continuous Improvement Practices in Australian Automotive Components Companies pp. 209-224

Richard Gough, Malcolm Macintosh and Bob Park

Workplace Union--Management Partnership: Prospects for Diffusion of Contemporary British Approaches in New Zealand pp. 225-241

Peter Haynes, Mick Marchington and Peter Boxall

Trade Union Responses to Outsourcing in a Neo-Liberal Environment: A Case Study Analysis of the Australian Public Sector pp. 243-256

Julian Teicher, Bernadine Van Gramberg and Peter Holland

Conclusion: Globalization, Labour Standards and Flexibility in the Asia-Pacific Region pp. 257-260

Richard Gough, Peter Holland and Julian Teicher

Volume 12, issue 1, 2006

Strategy Process and Guanxi in Chinese Township and Village Enterprises: A Case-Study Approach pp. 1-18

Hantang Qi

A Comparison Study of Manufacturing Industry in Taiwan and China: Manager's Perceptions of Environment, Capability, Strategy and Performance pp. 19-38

Wen-Shinn Low and Soo May Cheng

Munificence of Parent Corporate Contexts and Expatriate Cross-Cultural Training in China pp. 39-51

Jan Selmer

International Executives, Identity Strategies and Mobility in France and China pp. 53-76

Bernard Fernandez, Evalde Mutabazi and Philippe Pierre

Recent Changes in Korea's Business Environment: Views of Foreign Business People in Korea pp. 77-94

O. Yul Kwon

Wage Negotiations in the Asia Pacific: Does Globalization Increase the Wage Gap? pp. 95-108

Ron Edwards, Daniel Evans and Aaron Smith

Book Reviews pp. 109-118

Gilmar Masiero