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Flexible Work Organizations

The Challenges of Capacity Building in Asia

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Sushil

    1. Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

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  2. Julia Connell

    1. University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia

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  3. John Burgess

    1. Curtin Business School (CBS), Curtin University, Perth, Australia

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  • Discusses the challenges of capacity building in relation to flexible work organizations in Asia
  • Explains flexible capacity building for management and Human Resource Management (HRM), flexibility and internationalization, and capacity building in government and the broader economy
  • Presents research and case studies from various countries including Australia, India, Myanmar and Thailand
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Flexible Systems Management (FLEXSYS)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  3. Flexible Capacity Building for Management and HRM

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Ethical Mindsets: Learning from Cultural Comparisons

      • Theodora Issa
      Pages 105-117

    3. Indonesian Work Life Balance Policies and Their Impact on Employees in the Higher Education Sector

      • Tri Wulida Afrianty, Theodora Issa, John Burgess
      Pages 119-133

    4. The Challenges of Strategic HRM Programs in Thai Higher Education Sector

      • Kunsiree Kowsuvon, John Burgess
      Pages 135-148

    5. An Analysis of Social Capital and Women’s Capacity Building in Myanmar

      • Kathy Shein, Julia Connell
      Pages 149-164

    6. Agility in Competency Building—A Pedagogical Approach with a Case Illustration from the Indian IT Industry

      • Jose Kumar Reddypogu, Ravi Shankar Pillutla, M. G. P. L. Narayana
      Pages 165-177

  5. Capacity Building—Government and the Broader Economy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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About this book

This book focuses on the challenges of capacity building for flexible work organizations in Asia, and demonstrates how business enterprises practice reactive flexible capacity (in the form of adaptiveness and responsiveness) to cope with changing and uncertain business environments. The book provides examples of how this can be achieved by means of various organizational change initiatives, leadership strategies, re-engineering, innovation in products and processes, the use of information and communication technology, reshaping learning orientations, and more. As these topics are supported by research and case studies situated in different sectors and countries across Asia, the book will provide a useful resource for a broad readership including: management students and researchers, practicing business managers, consultants, and professional institutions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

    Sushil

  • University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia

    Julia Connell

  • Curtin Business School (CBS), Curtin University, Perth, Australia

    John Burgess

About the editors

Prof. Sushil (Series Editor) is the AbdulazizAlsagar chair professor (professor of strategic, flexible systems and technology management), at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has pioneered the area of ‘Flexible Systems Management’ and made original contributions to the field of knowledge in the form of interpretive approaches in management such as SAP-LAP models/linkages, Total Interpretive Structural Modeling, and Interpretive Ranking Process.  He has evolved the concept and framework of ‘Flowing Stream Strategy’ as strategic flexibility to manage continuity and change.
 
Dr. Julia Connell is an adjunct Professor of Management, Curtin Business School, Curtin University and Director of Researcher Development at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Her research include precarious work, organizational effectiveness, job quality, human resource development and more. She has published widely in a rangeof international journals such as the International Journal of HRM, the International Journal of Manpower, Personnel Review and Management Decision. 


John Burgess is a Professor at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. His research interests include working hours, employment relations, job quality, work and health, and employment programs at multinational companies. John is an Editorial Board Member of the Australian Bulletin of Labour; Australian Journal of Labour Economics; Economic and Labour Relations Review; and Human Resource Management Journal. He has published widely and co-edited special issues for many  journals including: the International Journal of Human Resource Management; International Journal of Manpower and Personnel Review.

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