The management of human resources in different countries has become an area of increasing interest for academics and business, one that has taken on Asian aspects. Contributing to this fascination are various views of economic development and the key ingredients of employees, ‘the human...

Leadership continues to be an on-going focus of scholarship, despite its contested definitions, meanings and nature. The Asian region has become an important area of inquiry with its rapid and enormous economic growth and potential, size, and population. Our work will accomplish multiple...

Some writers argue that modern history reveals that countries pass through ‘cycles’ in economic leadership. The ‘forerunners’ of industrialization used inventions and innovations as the major sources of their growth. On the other hand, newly industrializing countries, labelled...

In this piece, we present some broad conclusions about leadership in Asia in terms of answering the question of what drives effective leadership in Asia? We do this in terms of addressing questions of relevance and impact of: country context, company culture, personal competence. We then outline...