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1. Workforce Development and Skill Formation in Asia

   Edited by John Benson, Howard Gospel, Ying Zhu

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Asia has undergone rapid transformation over the past several decades as many countries have embraced new technologies and the processes of globalisation. Over this period the inflow of foreign capital into the region, the level of trade amongst these countries, and trade with other parts of the...

   To Be Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Dynamics of Asian Labour Markets

   Balancing Control and Flexibility

   Edited by John Benson, Ying Zhu

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Asia has undergone rapid economic transformation over the past two decades. Despite its constant economic growth, the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and the resulting surge in unemployment highlighted the vulnerability of national systems that base development solely on economic growth. This book...

   Published February 24th 2011 by Routledge
3. Trade Unions in Asia

   An Economic and Sociological Analysis

   Edited by John Benson, Ying Zhu

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Offering a comprehensive account of the role of trade unions in Asia today, this book, put together by two editors who have published extensively in the areas of business and economics in Asia, covers all the important Asian economies: both developed and developing. Making a vital contribution to...

   Published May 31st 2010 by Routledge
4. The Everyday Impact of Economic Reform in China

   Management Change, Enterprise Performance and Daily Life

   By Ying Zhu, Michael Webber, John Benson

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   During the past 30 years, China has undergone extensive economic reform, replacing the government’s administration of enterprises with increasing levels of market-oriented enterprise autonomy. At the heart of the reform are changes in the employment relationship, where state control has been...

   Published May 4th 2010 by Routledge
5. Women in Asian Management

   Edited by Yimolwan Yukongdi, John Benson

   According to a recent study by the ILO (2001), women’s share of the labour force is increasing worldwide. Today, women’s participation rate in the labour force is over 40 per cent of the global workforce. Higher educational levels and falling fertility rates have contributed to this increased...

   Published December 13th 2009 by Routledge
6. Landscape and Sustainability

   2nd Edition

   Edited by John Benson, Maggie Roe

   This unique book addresses the issue of sustainability from the point of view of landscape architecture, dealing with professional practices of planners, designers and landscape managers. This second edition contains updated and new material reflecting developments during the last five years and...

   Published August 8th 2007 by Taylor & Francis
7. Unemployment in Asia

   Organizational and Institutional Relationships

   Edited by John Benson, Ying Zhu

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   The rate of economic change in East Asia over the past two decades has been astounding. High levels of growth have been experienced by a number of the region’s developing economies, centralized systems have developed large market sectors, Japan has suffered a prolonged downturn and the 1997 crisis...

   Published September 7th 2005 by Routledge
8. Journal Article: Towards an Asian model of human resource management? A comparative analysis of China, Japan and South Korea

   By John Benson, Chris Rowley, Malcolm Warner

   Published May 31st 2004 by Routledge
9. The Management of Human Resources in the Asia Pacific Region

   Convergence Revisited

   Edited by Chris Rowley, John Benson

   These papers focus upon the need to update knowledge and understanding of Asian human resource management. A model is included that can be used to make a comparative analysis of HRM in the region and to establish the various levels of change that need to be assessed....

   Published March 17th 2004 by Routledge
10. Environmental Ethics

    An Introduction with Readings

    By John Benson

    Series: Philosophy and the Human Situation

    Presupposing no prior knowledge of philosophy, John Benson introduces the fundamentals of environmental ethics by asking whether a concern with human well-being is an adequate basis for environmental ethics. He encourages the reader to explore this question, considering techniques used to value the...

    Published December 6th 2000 by Routledge