This article surveys and anabses the very lure literature on direct foreign investmenl (DFI) in
the developing economies of East Asia and the Southwest Pacifi. Commencing with an …

The phenomenal success of the East Asian Newly Industrializing Economies (NIEs) of
Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore is now well-known and documented. Their …

There is an emotional proletariat in public service. This class of worker is employed in lower
ranking, lower paid jobs that are disproportionately performed by women. While this study …

This study probes the relationship between emotional labor and organizational culture by
contrasting two classic forms of government work: tax collection and law enforcement. First …

The surge in cross-border acquisitions of Korean businesses, following the 1997 Asian
Crisis, raised strong debates about the strategic motivations of foreign investors and the …

East Asia has been an area of high economic growth for several decades. The East Asian
High-Tech Drive argues that to maintain the growth momentum, the more advanced East …

Investment in research and development (R&D) has soared over the last two decades in
newly industrialised countries in Asia. R&D intensity measured by R&D expenditure as a …

This chapter discusses the distinctive features of public research funding of Asian latecomer
countries. Public research funding of these countries has formed an integral part of their …

This collection of research deals with a broad issue of business organizations and history
that awaits unremitting refinements and improvements by scholars who always find fresh …

South Korea has experienced astounding economic growth since 1960 and today ranks
13th (GDP-based) among the economically strongest countries in the world. However …