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Record Nr.

UNISA996213239603316

Titolo

Human resource management in developing countries [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Pawan S. Budhwar and Yaw A. Debrah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2001

ISBN

1-134-59482-8

1-280-03740-7

0-585-44750-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in employment relations ; ; 5

Altri autori (Persone)

BudhwarPawan S

DebrahYaw A. <1956->

Disciplina

658.30091724

Soggetti

Personnel management - Developing countries

Human capital - Developing countries - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Human Resource Management in Developing Countries; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Part I Human resource management in Asia; 2 Human resource management in the People's Republic of China; 3 Human resource management in South Korea; 4 Human resource management in Taiwan; 5 Human resource management in India; 6 Human resource management in Nepal; 7 Human resource management in Pakistan; 8 Human resource management in Iran; 9 Human resource management in Saudi Arabia; Part II Human resource management in Africa

10 Human resource management in Algeria11 Human resource management in Nigeria; 12 Human resource management in Ghana; 13 Human resource management in Kenya; 14 Human resource management in South Africa; 15 Conclusion: International competitive pressures and the challenges for HRM in developing countries; Subject index; Name index

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on HRM developments in thirteen developing countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, this book explores the contextual functions of HR in these countries. In addition, it analyzes the more



general issues of HRM in cross-national settings to give readers an understanding of HR that is both comparative and contextual. Covering the policies and practices of China, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, each chapter follows a framework that draws out all of the unique and diverse configurations of