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Women in Asian Management
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...
To Be Published August 15th 2013 by Routledge
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Workforce Development and Skill Formation in Asia
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...
Published May 20th 2013 by Routledge
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Early Breast Cancer
From Screening to Multidisciplinary Management, 2nd Edition
Published March 21st 2013 by CRC Press
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Early Breast Cancer
From Screening to Multidisciplinary Management, Third Edition
Although the mortality rates of breast cancer are falling—testimony to the success of interventional strategies in the form of screening and adjuvant systemic therapies—incidence of the disease is rising worldwide. This thoroughly revised third edition discusses the principles and practice of...
Published January 2nd 2013 by CRC Press
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Unemployment in Asia
Organizational and Institutional Relationships
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 30th 2012 by Routledge
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The Dynamics of Asian Labour Markets
Balancing Control and Flexibility
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
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Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast, Second Edition
This book is a timely publication capturing recent developments in the fields of oncoplastic surgery and whole breast reconstruction. The highly successful first edition has been completely updated and expanded by leading oncologists and surgeons, with key features including: A comprehensive...
Published November 22nd 2010 by CRC Press
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Trade Unions in Asia
An Economic and Sociological Analysis
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
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The Everyday Impact of Economic Reform in China
Management Change, Enterprise Performance and Daily Life
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
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Women in Asian Management
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