TY - BOOK AU - Varma,Arup AU - Budhwar,Pawan S. AU - Schuler,Randall S. TI - Managing human resources in Asia-Pacific SN - 9780415898652 U1 - 658.30095 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Personnel management - Asia KW - Personnel management - Pacific Area KW - Human capital - Asia - Management KW - Human capital - Pacific Area - Management N2 - Given the enormous economic and developmental changes being experienced by 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 (2E) presents the HRM situations in a number of South-East 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; a new chapter discusses HR research challenges in the region, such as the transferability of western constructs, problems with data collection, and the emergence of MNEs from Asia Pacific ER -