This collection has examined management and business in a selection of countries in the South-East Asia region -- Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam -- and covered a variety of topics and areas. The coverage dealt with a diverse and complex range of research experiences in organizations...

In order to make sense of the diversity of business and management in South East Asia, we consider the notion of ‘divergence’ vis-á-vis ‘convergence’. We then go on to examine the four national exemplifications represented in this collection, namely studies set in Thailand, Malaysia,...

The ‘Middle Kingdom’ has come a long way in the last few decades, its economy has burgeoned and its prosperity has flourished. Chinese management has evolved greatly too but is now at the ‘crossroads’, as the People's Republic of China celebrates the 60th anniversary of the...

In this Epilogue to the Symposium, we look at the conclusions we can draw from our <italic>tour d'horizon</italic> of managers, markets and the globalized economy in the People's Republic of China. We have seen that, since the late 1970s, industrial ownership has significantly opened-up and become more...

In this introduction, we look at the management of human resources in the Asia Pacific region. We start with an overview of the countries involved, ranging from the hugely populated China to the city-State of Singapore, proposing three categories of economies and the people-management systems,...

In this introduction, we look at the management of human resources in the Asia Pacific region. We start with an overview of the countries involved, ranging from the hugely populated China to the city-State of Singapore, proposing three categories of economies and the people-management systems,...