Lecture management a pacific rim focus chapter 19 the regional context

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CHAPTER 19

THE REGIONAL CONTEXT

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Lecture outline

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The regional context

‘Over the past 10 years many multinational

companies invested heavily in Asian countries and transferred technologies there only to discover it is harder to transfer management techniques’.

East-Asian

Pacific

Region

Major religions are represented Politically known as ‘democratic’

Half of the world’s population

Strong cultural roots

Cultural ties influence management

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Focus on Singapore

Economic Restructuring

Economic

Restructuring

Human resource development & management

Tight labour market

Productivity and quality of work life

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Focus on Singapore

Four Strategic thrusts (Birch 1993)

Develop a global hub

Boost

economic

engine

Improve quality of life

Enhance individual potential

Singapore’s Vision: to be ‘the intelligent island’

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Focus on New Zealand

Customers &

clients Competitors

Suppliers Labour supply Economic reforms

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Focus on New Zealand

ISSUES

CONFRONTING

NZ MANAGERS

ISSUES

CONFRONTING

NZ MANAGERS

Labour Relations Workplace reform Social Problems

RELATIONSHIP

WITH ASIA

RELATIONSHIP

WITH ASIA

Supported by Government Top 10 Export customers Significant imports Significant investment

Skill Levels

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Focus on Indonesia

The following 5 principles are built into every organisation

and reflected in the principles and practices

of management in every aspect of Indonesian society.

Belief in God Humanism Nationalism Sovereignty

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Focus on Indonesia

Diverse range

of cultural settings

Culture:

modern v traditional

Society -hierarchical

& honor oriented.

People avoid conflict

Harmony is important

Improve infrastructure

Improve technology

Improve training

Improve industrial relations

ISSUES

FOR

MANAGERS

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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Focus on Malaysia

Management issues Multiculturalism

Program transfer

Indirect

approach

Maintaining face

Future directions

Industrialise

Upgrade technology natural resources Conserve

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Focus on Thailand

CHARACTERISTICS

14% Chinese

95% Buddhist

Richly endowed with

natural resource

Central point in Asia

CHARACTERISTICS

14% Chinese

95% Buddhist

Richly endowed with

natural resource

Central point in Asia

SOCIAL TENDENCIES

Love freedom Avoid conflict Keep relationships

peaceful

SOCIAL TENDENCIES

Love freedom Avoid conflict Keep relationships

peaceful

ISSUES CONFRONTING

THAI MANAGERS

ISSUES CONFRONTING

THAI MANAGERS

Incompatible business law Demand for infrastructure

Under-educated workforce

Cheap labour base

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Japan’s impact on region

Export oriented

country

Export oriented

country

Undergoing major

economic restructure

Undergoing major

economic restructure

Source of new

management

practices

Source of new

management

practices

Second largest

economy

in the world

Second largest

economy

in the world

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Australia’s position in SE Asia

Country Relationship with Australia

Singapore  8 th largest export market (ABS Catalogue

5422.0)

 Invest heavily in Australian property

 Developing strategic alliance

 Becoming competitive w ith Australia New

Zealand

 NZ’s biggest export market and source of imports.

 Close cultural, sporting and economic ties.

 Reduced costs of manufacturing has seen a number of companies relocate from Australia

to NZ Indonesia  Increased interest in Indonesia due to

proximity and market potential.

 Due to Australia’s involvement in East Timor most business interactions have slow ed or halted.

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Australia’s position in SE Asia Country Relationship with Australia

Malaysia  Business relationship broadened recently

 Moderate trade, less that other Asian nation

 Increased demand for technology transfer Thailand  12th largest export market

 Welcome Australian Investment

 Good potential business exchange in training and quality control.

Japan  Energy and raw material trade between countries.

 Australia’s largest trading partner

 Important source of tourism revenue.

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Australia’s position in SE Asia

Australia’s position in

South-East Asia

Geographically

Culturally Economically

Politically

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Lecture summary

– Religious diversity, 1/2 world’s population, strong cultures

• Focus on Singapore

– Issues confronting Singaporean managers—restructuring,

QOL, HRD, labour market issues

– Directions for the future—global hub, economic performance,

QOL

• Focus on New Zealand

– Economic reforms—clients, competitors, labour supply.

– Issues confronting New Zealand managers—skill levels, IR, social change

– Relationship with Asia—govt support, strong trade

relationship

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Lecture summary

– Issues confronting Indonesian managers—cultural

diversity, conflict avoidance.

– Directions for the future—improve infrastructure,

technology, training, IR.

– Issues confronting Malaysian managers—

maintaining face, multiculturalism, program transfer, indirect approach.

– Directions for the future—industrialise, natural

resource protection.

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Lecture summary

Issues confronting Thai managers —business law, infrastructure, work force skills, cheap labour base.

Export orientation, 2nd largest economy, economic restructure, source management practices.

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