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One result of the Asian economic crisis has been to shatter the belief that Asian ways of management are superior to Western ways. Now, just to survive, Asian firms have come to rethink their entire way of managing, and in his latest book, Richter, assisted by his contributing authors, gives a sharply focused analysis of how they are doing it. Emerging questions are how do Asian firms adjust to the new economic realities? and How do they develop their management style?
There are plenty of new opportunities in Asia to play the new game, but they must be grasped and productively channeled. Richter and his contributors conclude that in the end, the Asian economic crisis, or catharsis, may well be a blessing in disguise. It provides an opportunity to completely review the way things stand in Asia. Like entrepreneurs who built the Asian economies, today's firms have the opportunity to lead a revival if they can redirect their businesses. This is an important resource for professionals in all multinational organizations and for academics and their upper-level students of international business.
List of contents
Crisis and Catharsis: An OverviewA Perspective on Asian Management by Frank-Jürgen Richter
Recovering from the Crisis: New Game Opportunities in Asia by Ian C. Buchanan, Chipper Boulas and Babu Raj Gopi
Asian Economic Crisis and the Decline of Japanese Economic Leadership in Asia by Harold R. Kerbo and Robert Slagter
The Asian Economic Crisis: A Forward Look at Issues and Implications for International Business by Frank L. Bartels and Hafiz R. Mirza
Organizational Restructuring and the Management of the FirmType, Magnitude and Timing of Organizational Responses to an Economic Crisis: The Case of Thai Construction Companies by Bettina Büchel
Technology and Restructuring of Organization and Assets in an Indian Bank Faced with the Demands from Financial Restructuring and Globalization by Parthasarathi Banerjee
Reforms of China's State-Run Enterprises-Chances and Risks for China and for Western Business by Wolfgang Klenner
Allying and Venturing: The Unfolding of a New Interfirm RationalityVenturing Jointly: Oriental and Occidental Perceptions by John Kidd
Reorganizing Japanese Groups in Times of Crisis: Sony's Bold Experiments by Yoshiya Teramoto and Caroline Benton
Increasing Competitiveness of Indo-German Joint Ventures: The Role of Joint Venture Autonomy for Success by Briji Kumar and Markus Khanna
New Economic Development and Strategic Alliances in the Japanese Finance Sector by Caroline Benton and Yoshiya Teramoto
In Search of an Asian "Post-Crisis" Management ParadigmEvolution of Management in Thailand after the Asian Crisis by John Kidd, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai and Frank-Jürgen Richter
The Crisis of Japanese Management and Its Transferability Abroad: The "Hybrid Model" by Lucrezia Songini
Are Firms in South East Asia Ready for Knowledge Management? Validating a Framework for Knowledge Creation in Thai Telecommunication Firms by Bettina Büchel and Steffen Raub
Chinese Network Management: An Alternative Strategic Management Model by George Haley
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