Asia Pacific Business Review

1996 - 2025

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

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Volume 4, issue 4, 1998

HRM dilemmas in China: the case of foreign-invested enterprises in Shanghai pp. 1-21

Keith Goodall and Malcolm Warner

Hong Kong's industrial success: an entrepreneurial perspective pp. 22-35

Tony Fu-Lai Yu

Inter-organizational interaction in Intra-Asia business: a four-country study pp. 36-52

T. Roger Pyatt and Michael Trimarchi

The Borneo company limited: origins of a nineteenth-century networked multinational pp. 53-69

Howard Cox and Stuart Metcalfe

Japanese encounters with postmodernity pp. 70-72

Stewart Clegg

Changing gears? Developments in the world car industry pp. 73-79

Chris Rowley

Modernizing China's economy and management in the 1990s pp. 80-84

Malcolm Warner

Volume 4, issue 2-3, 1998

Introduction: the icarus paradox in Korean business and management pp. 1-17

Chris Rowley and Johngseok Bae

Financial contagion in East Asia and the origins of the economic and financial crisis in Korea pp. 18-28

John Cathie

The Korean electronics industry: the Japanese role in its growth pp. 29-47

Robert Castley

Latecomer catch-up strategies in electronics: Samsung of Korea and ACER of Taiwan pp. 48-83

Mike Hobday

Global competition and latecomer production strategies: Samsung of Korea in China pp. 84-108

Youngsoo Kim

The emergence of Korean and Taiwanese multinationals in Europe: prospects and limitations pp. 109-129

Roger Van Hoesel

Conclusion: Korean business and management -- the end of the model? pp. 130-139

Chris Rowley and Johngseok Bae

Corporate governance system in Japan: hifting monitoring mechanisms and the recent trend pp. 140-148

Toru Yoshikawa

The strains of economic growth in Korea: isn't broad-based growth enough after all? pp. 149-156

Outi Aarnio

Of strategy, warfare and fiction: writings on Sun Tzu pp. 157-161

Christian De Cock

Volume 4, issue 1, 1997

How unique is East Asian development? Comparing steel producers and users in East Asia and Western Europe pp. 1-23

Matthias Kipping

The Chinese market from the Canadian perspective: obstacles and response tactics pp. 24-38

C. L. Hung

China's investment environment: the security dimension pp. 39-62

Rex Li

Japanese corporate governance: governance for the twenty-first century or a model in decline? pp. 63-82

Richard Bostock and Christopher Stoney

At the break of dawn? Hong Kong industrial relations and propects under its political transition pp. 83-96

Ng Sek-Hong and Chris Rowley

Oxford's South Asians as the entrepreneurial middle class? pp. 97-102

Sally Chan

What do development economists do nowadays? The Asian example pp. 103-110

Outi Aarnio

The rise of Deng's China pp. 111-114

Malcolm Warner

Volume 3, issue 4, 1997

Comparisons and Perspectives on HRM in the Asia Pacific pp. 1-18

Chris Rowley

China's HRM in Transitio: Towards Relative Convergence? pp. 19-33

Malcolm Warner

Economic Restructuring and HRM in Hong Kong pp. 34-61

Ng Sek Hong and Carolyn Poon

HRM in Japanese Enterprises: Trends and Challenges pp. 62-81

John Benson and Philippe Debroux

Beyond Seniority-Based Systems: A Paradigm Shift in Korean HRM? pp. 82-110

Johngseok Bae

Converging and Diverging Trends in HRM: The Philippine ‘Halo-Halo’ Approach pp. 111-132

Maragtas S. V. Amante

HRM Under Guided Economic Development: The Singapore Experience pp. 133-151

Yuen Chi-Ching

The Development of HRM Practices in Taiwan pp. 152-169

Chen Shyh-Jer

HRM in Thailand: Eroding Traditions pp. 170-196

John J. Lawler, Sununta Siengthai and Vinita Atmiyanandana

Conclusion: Reassessing HRM's Convergence pp. 197-210

Chris Rowley

Migration, Cultural Identity and Assimilation Effects on Entrepreneurship for the Overseas Chinese in Britain pp. 211-222

Sally Chan

Chasing the Dragons: Confucianism, Culture and Capital pp. 223-227

Stewart Clegg

Book Reviews pp. 228-229

Ken Starkey

Book Reviews pp. 229-230

Chris Rowley

Book Reviews pp. 230-231

Stuart Metcalfe

Book Reviews pp. 231-233

Lin Gan

Book Reviews pp. 233-234

Jim Ford

Book Reviews pp. 234-235

Astede Woldie

Book Reviews pp. 235-236

John Denton

Book Reviews pp. 236-237

Syed Tariq Anwar

Book Reviews pp. 238-238

Beverly Aston

Book Reviews pp. 239-240

Derek Shields

Book Reviews pp. 239-239

Beverly Aston

Book Reviews pp. 241-241

Zhang Jian

Book Reviews pp. 242-242

Zhang Jian

Book Reviews pp. 243-244

Earl H. Kinmonth

Book Reviews pp. 244-245

Paul Brenton

Book Reviews pp. 245-246

Jutta Howard

Book Reviews pp. 246-247

Miguel Martinez Lucio

Book Reviews pp. 247-247

A. J. H. Latham

Book Reviews pp. 248-248

Eduard Vermeer

Book Reviews pp. 248-249

Chris Rowley

Book Reviews pp. 250-250

Richard Cobbold

Book Reviews pp. 251-251

V. V. Bhanojl Rao

Book Reviews pp. 251-253

Laurie Graham

Book Reviews pp. 253-253

Susan Bassnett

Book Reviews pp. 254-254

Nick Humphreys

Book Reviews pp. 255-256

John Tropman

Volume 3, issue 3, 1997

Operating as a Foreign Company in China: Introduction and Overview pp. 1-19

Roger Strange, Syed Kamall and Hui Tan

Chinese State Enterprises and their Reform pp. 20-37

Athar Hussain and Juzhong Zhuang

A Study of Management Attitudes in Chinese State-Owned Enterprises, Collectives and Joint Ventures pp. 38-63

Weihwa Pan and David Parker

Local Sourcing in China: The Case of Braun Electric (Shanghai) Co. Ltd pp. 64-86

Stefan H. Kaiser

The Selection of Distribution Channels in China pp. 87-104

Choo SIN Tseng, Paula Kwan and Fanny Cheung

Marketing in an Emerging Consumer Society: Character Images in China's Consumer Magazine Advertising pp. 105-117

Nan Zhou and Linming Meng

What to Learn from the Japanese? The Process of Japanese-Style Management Transfer to China pp. 118-131

Zaixin Ma

Evolving China Strategies: How the Japanese Compare pp. 132-147

John Ritchie

Korean Industrial Relations at the Crossroads: The Recent Labour Troubles pp. 148-160

Johngseok Bae, Chris Rowley, Dong-Heon Kim and John J. Lawler

Sovereignty at Bay Revisited? Globalization, the Nation State and Labour pp. 161-167

Patrick McGovern

Southern China: The Fifth Dragon pp. 168-170

Malcolm Warner

Book Reviews pp. 171-172

Robert Fitzgerald

Book Reviews pp. 172-173

Chris Rowley

Book Reviews pp. 173-174

David Boughey

Book Reviews pp. 174-175

Chris Rowley

Book Reviews pp. 175-176

Mark Beeson

Book Reviews pp. 176-177

Chris Rowley

Book Reviews pp. 177-178

Christian De Cock

Book Reviews pp. 179-180

Joseph J. Stern

Book Reviews pp. 180-181

Doug Anthony

Book Reviews pp. 181-182

Linda Keen

Book Reviews pp. 182-183

Robert Van Der Meer

Book Reviews pp. 183-185

David Bennett

Book Reviews pp. 185-186

Atsede Woldie

Book Reviews pp. 186-187

Earl H. Kinmonth

Book Reviews pp. 187-188

Malcolm Warner

Book Reviews pp. 187-188

Malcolm Warner

Book Reviews pp. 188-189

Glenn D. Hook

Book Reviews pp. 189-190

Mari Sako

Book Reviews pp. 190-191

Paul Blyton

Book Reviews pp. 191-192

Christopher Napier

Book Reviews pp. 192-193

John Wong

Book Reviews pp. 193-194

Robert Taylor

Book Reviews pp. 194-195

Janet Hunter

Book Reviews pp. 195-196

Janet Hunter

Book Reviews pp. 195-196

Janet Hunter

Book Reviews pp. 197-198

Richard Bostock

Book Reviews pp. 198-199

Jocelyn E. Gamble

Book Reviews pp. 199-200

Zannis Res

Volume 3, issue 2, 1996

Chinese Business Networks and Entrepreneurial Clans in Thailand pp. 1-25

T. Roger Pyatt

Joint Ventures In China: 'Same Bed, Different Dreams' pp. 26-46

Jim Hamill and Michael Pambos

The Growth of the Korean Synthetics Industry: The Important Role of Japan pp. 47-66

R. J. Castley

India's Emerging Consumer Society pp. 67-73

Robert Stinerock

East Asia-EU Business: China and Europe pp. 74-77

Limin Wang

The Globalization of Production and the Regulation of Labour Conference pp. 78-81

Chris Rowley

Cross-Cultural Management in China pp. 82-83

Malcolm Warner

Taming the Tigers?: HRM in the Far East pp. 84-91

Chris Rowley

Whither China's Economic Reforms? pp. 92-98

Malcolm Warner

Book Reviews pp. 99-100

Outi Aarnio

Book Reviews pp. 100-101

Chris Rowley

Book Reviews pp. 102-102

Shigeto Morokami

Book Reviews pp. 103-104

Chris Rowley

Book Reviews pp. 104-105

Malcolm Warner

Book Reviews pp. 105-105

Christian De Cock

Book Reviews pp. 105-107

Craeme Cooday

Book Reviews pp. 107-108

Colin Haslam

Book Reviews pp. 109-110

Jonathan Rigg

Book Reviews pp. 110-111

Kang Cheng

Book Reviews pp. 111-112

Syed Tariq Anwak

Book Reviews pp. 112-113

Yoko Sellek

Book Reviews pp. 113-114

Richard Mead

Book Reviews pp. 114-115

Peter Johnson

Book Reviews pp. 115-116

Malcolm Warner

Book Reviews pp. 116-117

Hsin-Huang Michael Hslao

Book Reviews pp. 117-118

John Denton

Book Reviews pp. 118-120

Stewart Clegg

Book Reviews pp. 120-121

Mairi Maclean

Book Reviews pp. 121-122

Richard Mead

Book Reviews pp. 122-123

David Bennett

Book Reviews pp. 123-125

John Salmon

Book Reviews pp. 125-126

Colin Jones

Book Reviews pp. 126-127

John Denton

Book Reviews pp. 127-128

Kenneth Warren

Book Reviews pp. 128-129

Roger Strange

Book Reviews pp. 129-130

David A . Kirby

Book Reviews pp. 130-131

Derek Matthews

Book Reviews pp. 131-132

Christian De Cock

Book Reviews pp. 132-133

Rorert Taylor

Volume 3, issue 1, 1996

Industrial State-owned Multinationals from China: The Embryonic Years, 1985--92 pp. 1-15

Michael McDermott and Chun Hua Huang

Bureaucratic Learning in the Rural Co-operatives of China pp. 16-28

Eric W. K. Tsang

The Role of Japan in Korea's Acquisition of Technology pp. 29-53

R. J. Q. Castley

Sinking Ships? Liberal Theorists on the American Economy pp. 54-72

Julie Froud, Colin Haslam, Sukhdev Johal, Jean Shaoul and Karel Williams

Are We Turning Japanese? pp. 73-80

Chris Rowley

Book Reviews pp. 81-82

Chris Rowley

Book Reviews pp. 82-83

Judith Hollows

Book Reviews pp. 83-84

Robert Fitzgerald

Book Reviews pp. 83-84

Robert Fitzgerald

Book Reviews pp. 84-85

Roger Strange

Book Reviews pp. 85-86

Malcolm Warner

Book Reviews pp. 85-86

Malcolm Warner

Book Reviews pp. 87-88

Cao Yong

Book Reviews pp. 88-88

Mark Gray

Book Reviews pp. 89-89

Jon Gubboy

Book Reviews pp. 90-91

Patricia S. Collins

Book Reviews pp. 91-92

Adam Tickell

Book Reviews pp. 92-93

Naveed Hasan

Book Reviews pp. 93-94

Chris Benjamin

Book Reviews pp. 94-95

Paul Stewart

Book Reviews pp. 95-97

Morris F. Low

Book Reviews pp. 97-97

John Denton

Book Reviews pp. 98-99

Jim Hamill

Book Reviews pp. 99-100

Christopher Napier