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Elgar Companion to Managing People Across the Asia-Pacific
An Organizational Psychology Approach
9781802202243 Edward Elgar Publishing
The Elgar Companion to Managing People Across the Asia-Pacific provides a crucial exploration of current business and management research, touching upon topics such as leadership, employee motivation and politics, and innovation to provide a timely examination of management in the Asia-Pacific. It addresses how unique cultural, societal, and governance factors in the Asia-Pacific affect business practices.
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The Elgar Companion to Managing People Across the Asia-Pacific provides a crucial exploration of current business and management research, touching upon topics such as leadership, employee motivation and politics, and innovation to provide a timely examination of management in the Asia-Pacific. It addresses how unique cultural, societal, and governance factors in the Asia-Pacific affect business practices.
Bringing together the work of a diverse collective of international authors, chapters explore often challenging topics such as the position of ageing workers in the Asia-Pacific and the dynamics of a multigenerational workforce. They carefully examine organizational psychology processes among Asia-Pacific workers in order to paint an accurate picture of differing work environments. Ultimately, this accessible Companion directly focuses on ongoing research efforts to conceptualize the culture, engagement, and potential shifts within Asia-Pacific work environments.
This discerning Elgar Companion will be beneficial for researchers and academics of multiple disciplines, such as business and management, international business, finance, and organizational psychology. It will additionally be of use to practitioners in management positions seeking to understand contemporary issues within the field.
Bringing together the work of a diverse collective of international authors, chapters explore often challenging topics such as the position of ageing workers in the Asia-Pacific and the dynamics of a multigenerational workforce. They carefully examine organizational psychology processes among Asia-Pacific workers in order to paint an accurate picture of differing work environments. Ultimately, this accessible Companion directly focuses on ongoing research efforts to conceptualize the culture, engagement, and potential shifts within Asia-Pacific work environments.
This discerning Elgar Companion will be beneficial for researchers and academics of multiple disciplines, such as business and management, international business, finance, and organizational psychology. It will additionally be of use to practitioners in management positions seeking to understand contemporary issues within the field.
Critical Acclaim
‘This is a welcome addition to the literature on managing people and organizations in the Asia-Pacific that takes an indigenous and critical stance on the prior dominance of ethnocentric Western perspectives. It successfully and competently covers the context and operation of many of the main dimensions and contours of Asian management.’
– Chris Rowley, University of Oxford and University of London, UK.
‘This collection of essays on leading and managing people in the Asia-Pacific from an organizational psychological perspective and through a Western and non-Western lens is an indispensable addition to the literature to help understand the rapidly-changing landscape in the Asia-Pacific. A must-read for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to help them develop better insights and benefit from these developments.’
– Rosalie L. Tung, Simon Fraser University, Canada
‘In this comprehensive collection of articles, the authors offer a timely and definitive look at the complex landscape of managing people in one of the most vibrant regions of the world. Firmly grounded in theories and empirical data, this volume provides contextualized thinking on the changing nature of work, leadership, work culture, policy, and innovation in the Asia-Pacific. The rich insights from this Companion can also inform future cross-cultural studies both locally and across the globe.’
– Leigh Anne Liu, Georgia State University, US
‘This Companion captures a wide range of issues critical to managing people in the Asia-Pacific context and offers valuable new insights into the world of work post-COVID-19. It is a must-read for readers interested in learning more about human resource management in the Asia-Pacific for a productive future of work.''
– Fang Lee Cooke, Monash University, Australia
– Chris Rowley, University of Oxford and University of London, UK.
‘This collection of essays on leading and managing people in the Asia-Pacific from an organizational psychological perspective and through a Western and non-Western lens is an indispensable addition to the literature to help understand the rapidly-changing landscape in the Asia-Pacific. A must-read for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to help them develop better insights and benefit from these developments.’
– Rosalie L. Tung, Simon Fraser University, Canada
‘In this comprehensive collection of articles, the authors offer a timely and definitive look at the complex landscape of managing people in one of the most vibrant regions of the world. Firmly grounded in theories and empirical data, this volume provides contextualized thinking on the changing nature of work, leadership, work culture, policy, and innovation in the Asia-Pacific. The rich insights from this Companion can also inform future cross-cultural studies both locally and across the globe.’
– Leigh Anne Liu, Georgia State University, US
‘This Companion captures a wide range of issues critical to managing people in the Asia-Pacific context and offers valuable new insights into the world of work post-COVID-19. It is a must-read for readers interested in learning more about human resource management in the Asia-Pacific for a productive future of work.''
– Fang Lee Cooke, Monash University, Australia
Contributors
Contributors: Benedict Atkinson, Kevin Au, Sherry S.Y. Aw, Lama Blaique, Yvette Blount, Adrian Bradshaw, Paula Brough, Xi Wen (Carys) Chan, Masud Chand, Shaoyuan Chen, Mingming Cheng, Angeline Lim Cuifang, Emiel L. Eijdenberg, Fabian Jintae Froese, Naina Gupta, Lin-Ya Hong, Anna J.C. Hsu, Haejin Jang, Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Sean T.H. Lee, Chan-Hoong Leong, Angela K.-y. Leung, Kuhanesan Naidu, Eddy Ng, Diep Nguyen, Nguyen-Vuong Khoi, Jisoo Ock, Jihye Oh, Joyce S. Pang, Ashly Pinnington, Jonathan E. Ramsay, Ulrike Sengstschmid, Smita Singh, Lucy Taksa, Jacinth Tan, Sook-Rei Tan, Bek Wuay Tang, Chun Meng Tang, Stephen Teo, Ioannis C. Thanos, K. Thirumaran, Amy Wei Tian, Carolyn Timms, William Tov, Barry Tse, Pengji Wang, Caroline Yook Ling Wong, Jacob Wood, Shuang Frances Wu, Sophia Zhao Xiuxi
Contents
Contents:
PART I THE CHANGING NATURE OF WORK AND WORKERS
Introduction to Managing People Across the Asia-Pacific: An
Organizational Psychology Approach 2
Eddy S. Ng, Jonathan E. Ramsay, Jacob Wood and K. Thirumaran
1 The post-pandemic workplace: issues and insights for future
research and action 19
Pengji Wang, Shaoyuan Chen, Angeline Lim Cuifang and Sophia
Zhao Xiuxi
2 Telework and telecommuting as new work forms 47
Yvette Blount and Lucy Taksa
3 Independent working and the gig economy 63
Mingming Cheng and Amy Wei Tian
4 Challenges in managing a multigenerational and diverse workforce 77
Masud Chand
5 The global workforce in Asia 93
Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos and Ioannis C. Thanos
PART II LEADING AND MANAGING IN ASIA
6 Asian leadership: foundations, diversity and challenges 112
Smita Singh and Sophia Zhao Xiuxi
7 Groups and teams in the Asia-Pacific 131
Naina Gupta
8 Recruitment in China 147
Lin-Ya Hong and Fabian Jintae Froese
9 Supervisors’ prosocial feedback delivery: dispositional trait
and motivational concerns 168
Joyce S. Pang and Jisoo Ock
10 Managing burnout and wellbeing 183
Bek Wuay Tang, Jacinth Tan and William Tov
11 The quest for work–life balance 200
Xi Wen (Carys) Chan, Paula Brough, Carolyn Timms and Sherry S.Y. Aw
12 Employee engagement in East Asia 218
Jihye Oh and Shuang Frances Wu
PART III THE ASIAN WORK ENVIRONMENT
13 Organizational culture in Asian societies 250
Pengji Wang, Caroline Yook Ling Wong, Emiel L. Eijdenberg,
Adrian Bradshaw and Chun Meng Tang
14 Virtual work challenges and opportunities in the Asia-Pacific
region: the role of organizational virtual work climate 269
Lama Blaique and Ashly Pinnington
15 Organizational power and politics in Asia 289
Diep Nguyen, Stephen Teo and Nguyen-Vuong Khoi
16 Corporate language policy and its implementation in
Asia-Pacific business 316
Anna J.C. Hsu and Kevin Au
17 Religion and spirituality in the Asian workforce 334
Barry Tse, Kuhanesan Naidu and Jonathan E. Ramsay
PART IV POLICY AND INNOVATION IN ASIA
18 Asian economies in transition 352
Sook Rei Tan, Haejin Jang, Benedict Atkinson and Jacob Wood
19 How power distance shapes social and employment
protections in Asian societies 377
Ulrike Sengstschmid and Chan-Hoong Leong
20 Driving creativity and innovation in Asia 403
Sean T.H. Lee and Angela K.-y. Leung
Index
PART I THE CHANGING NATURE OF WORK AND WORKERS
Introduction to Managing People Across the Asia-Pacific: An
Organizational Psychology Approach 2
Eddy S. Ng, Jonathan E. Ramsay, Jacob Wood and K. Thirumaran
1 The post-pandemic workplace: issues and insights for future
research and action 19
Pengji Wang, Shaoyuan Chen, Angeline Lim Cuifang and Sophia
Zhao Xiuxi
2 Telework and telecommuting as new work forms 47
Yvette Blount and Lucy Taksa
3 Independent working and the gig economy 63
Mingming Cheng and Amy Wei Tian
4 Challenges in managing a multigenerational and diverse workforce 77
Masud Chand
5 The global workforce in Asia 93
Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos and Ioannis C. Thanos
PART II LEADING AND MANAGING IN ASIA
6 Asian leadership: foundations, diversity and challenges 112
Smita Singh and Sophia Zhao Xiuxi
7 Groups and teams in the Asia-Pacific 131
Naina Gupta
8 Recruitment in China 147
Lin-Ya Hong and Fabian Jintae Froese
9 Supervisors’ prosocial feedback delivery: dispositional trait
and motivational concerns 168
Joyce S. Pang and Jisoo Ock
10 Managing burnout and wellbeing 183
Bek Wuay Tang, Jacinth Tan and William Tov
11 The quest for work–life balance 200
Xi Wen (Carys) Chan, Paula Brough, Carolyn Timms and Sherry S.Y. Aw
12 Employee engagement in East Asia 218
Jihye Oh and Shuang Frances Wu
PART III THE ASIAN WORK ENVIRONMENT
13 Organizational culture in Asian societies 250
Pengji Wang, Caroline Yook Ling Wong, Emiel L. Eijdenberg,
Adrian Bradshaw and Chun Meng Tang
14 Virtual work challenges and opportunities in the Asia-Pacific
region: the role of organizational virtual work climate 269
Lama Blaique and Ashly Pinnington
15 Organizational power and politics in Asia 289
Diep Nguyen, Stephen Teo and Nguyen-Vuong Khoi
16 Corporate language policy and its implementation in
Asia-Pacific business 316
Anna J.C. Hsu and Kevin Au
17 Religion and spirituality in the Asian workforce 334
Barry Tse, Kuhanesan Naidu and Jonathan E. Ramsay
PART IV POLICY AND INNOVATION IN ASIA
18 Asian economies in transition 352
Sook Rei Tan, Haejin Jang, Benedict Atkinson and Jacob Wood
19 How power distance shapes social and employment
protections in Asian societies 377
Ulrike Sengstschmid and Chan-Hoong Leong
20 Driving creativity and innovation in Asia 403
Sean T.H. Lee and Angela K.-y. Leung
Index
