Clear introductory analysis
of the business and management environment of the Asia Pacific region from the 'Asian
miracle' through to the post-crisis recovery period
Country by country reviews
of all the region's most important economies give the reader a clear and accessible
overview of the the Asia Pacific business and management environment and of the specific
situation pertaining in each country
Analysis of the social,
cultural, and religious bases underpinning business culture in the Asia Pacific provides a
fuller understanding of how business operates in the region and why it operates in the way
it does
Strategies for doing
business in Asia Pacific are backed up by a wide selection of in-depth case studies
provide the reader with a practical guide to the challenges, problems, and opportunities
for companies operating in the region
''a monumental scholarly
effortthe book will serve as a benchmark in this new field for textbooks because it is so
thorough and balanced in its critique. Ms El Kahal has avoided the common tendency of
western appraisals of Asian business and society to denigrate the region for failing to
conform to liberal economic and social practices.'' -Douglas Sikorski, School of Business,
Business Link, Singapore
Business in Asia Pacific
brings together an account of the Asia Pacific business environment with an analysis of
management styles and decision-making techniques in the region. The book starts with an
analysis of the Asian economic miracle and of the 1997 crisis, giving a country by country
review of all the region's major economies in the aftermath of the crisis. El Kahal goes
on to investigate the socio-cultural bases of the Asia Pacific management environment,
focusing in particular on the cases of Japan, South Korea, and China, and looks at
post-crisis strategies for companies doing business in Asia Pacific, using a wide
selection of detailed case studies illustrating the experiences of a number of major
multinationals doing business in the region.
Readership: Upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses on Asia
Pacific Management, a popular option on Business and Management courses. Also managers
involved in the Asia Pacific region
Table of Contents
Part I: Towards a Better
Understanding of the Asian Crisis
1 The Roaring Tigers and the
Asian Miracle
2 The Ailing Tigers: From
Miracle to Crisis
3 Disciplining the Tigers:
Globalization and the Crisis in Asia Pacific
4 The Business Environment
of Asia Pacific Post-Crisis
5 Country Reviews
Part II: Asian Management:
Theory and Practice
6 Culture and Business in
Asia Pacific
7 Japanese Management
8 Korean Management
9 Chinese Management Part
III: Strategic Planning for Asia Pacific after the Crisis
10 The Strategic Process
11 Post-Crisis Strategies
for Asia Pacific
12 Methods of Entry into
Asia Pacific Countries
13 Marketing in Asia
Pacific, Post-Crisis
Part IV: Case Studies List
of Case Studies
Wal-Mart Goes to Asia
Pacific
Dell: Direct Selling in Asia
Pacific Post-crisis
Nike: Ethical Dilemmas of
FDI in Asia Pacific
An Emerging Regional
Manufacturing Network in South-East Asia: The Case of Samsung
Matsushita: Putting the
Employee First
Quality Circles at Land
Rover: The UK Experience
Bad Luck or Bad Management?
Peregrine and the Asian Financial Crisis
P. T. BIT: An Indonesian
Textile Case Study
Coca-Cola Indo-China Pte.
Ltd.
Telecommunications in
Thailand: The Mobile Phone Sector
384 pages