The multi-dimensions of industrial relations in the Asian knowledge-based economies

This collection of work by leading scholars investigates the impact of the globalization process on some selected Asian economies and societies. With particular focus on the role of institutional factors such as labour unions or workers' associations, case studies are presented on labour-manage...

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Main Author: Sununta Siengthai
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Chandos Pub. 2010
Series:Chandos Asian studies series : contemporary issues and trends
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 6: Singapore Industrial Relations System in the Globalization Era1 INTRODUCTION; 2 DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN SINGAPORE; 3 EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS IN TRANSITION; 4 CONCLUSION; 5 CASE STUDY: SINGAPORE AIRLINES; 6 QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION; ENDNOTES; SOME USEFUL WEB ADDRESSES; Chapter 7: Globalization and Industrial Relations in Thailand; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE THAI ECONOMY AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISIS; 3 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN THE 1990s; 4 CONCLUSION; 5 CASE STUDIES; 6 DISCUSSION ON CASE STUDIES; 7 QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION; ENDNOTES.
  • Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Overview of Economic Growth and Industrial Relations in Asian Knowledge-Based Economies; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 JAPAN; 3 KOREA; 4 TAIWAN; 5 SINGAPORE; 6 THAILAND; 7 THE PHILIPPINES; 8 CONCLUSION; Chapter 2: Industrial Relations in the Turbulent Times; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 BUSINESS STRATEGY AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM); 3 UNIONIZATION AND PRODUCTIVITY; 4 LABOUR -MANAGEMENT CONFLICT; 5 CONFLICT AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING.
  • 4 DISCUSSIONS ON AMENDMENTS ON LABOR LAWS IN KOREA5 CONCLUSION; 6 OVERVIEW OF THE KOREAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; 7 CASE STUDY: GLOBALIZATION AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AT HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY [1]; 8 QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION; ENDNOTES; Chapter 5: Industrial Relations in a Knowledge-Based Economy: The Case of the Banking Industry in Taiwan; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE EMERGENCE OF A KBE AND CHANGES IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN TAIWAN; 3 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY; 4 CONCLUSION; 5 CASE STUDY
  • THE BANK OF OVERSEAS CHINESE; 6 QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION.
  • Chapter 8: Globalization and Industrial Relations in the Philippines1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE PHILIPPINE LABOR MARKET CONTEXT; 3 PHILIPPINE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; 4 CONCLUSION; 5 CASE STUDIES; 6 QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION; Appendix 1 IMPORTANT LABOR LAWS IN THE PHILIPPINES; Chapter 9: Making Industrial Relations Work in the Globalization Era: Challenges Ahead for Knowledge-Based Economies; 1 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; 2 MAKING INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS WORK FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; 3 CHALLENGES AHEAD; References
  • Includes bibliographical references
  • 6 ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING AND PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT7 CONCLUSION; ENDNOTES; Chapter 3: Globalization of Japanese Firms and Human Resource Management; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE CHANGING CONTEXT; 3 CHANGING ROLES OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACTORS; 4 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE; 5 CHANGES IN PAY POLICIES; 6 CONCLUSION; 7 CASE STUDY; 8 QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION; ENDNOTES; Chapter 4: Globalization and Industrial Relations in Korea; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 BASIC FEATURES OF KOREA'S INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEM; 3 DEVELOPMENTS IN KOREA'S INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SINCE 1987