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© 2003 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd. PowerPoint Slides t/a Management: A Pacific Rim Focus Enhanced Edition. Slides prepared by David Meacheam & George Sansbury.

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CHAPTER 19

THE REGIONAL CONTEXT


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Lecture outline• The regional context• Focus on Singapore• Focus on New Zealand• Focus on Indonesia• Focus on Malaysia• Focus on Thailand• Japan’s impact on region• Australia’s position in SE Asia


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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-AsianPacificRegion

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

Human resource development

& managementTight

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

Enhanceindividual 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

ISSUESCONFRONTING

NZMANAGERS

Labour Relations

Workplace reform

Social Problems

RELATIONSHIPWITHASIA

Supported by Government

Top 10 Export customers

Significant imports

Significant investment

Skill Levels


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Focus on IndonesiaThe 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 IndonesiaDiverse range

of cultural settings

Culture: modern v traditional

Society -hierarchical& honor oriented.

People avoidconflict

Harmony is important

Improve infrastructure

Improve technology

Improve training

Improve industrial relations

ISSUES FORMANAGERS

FUTURE DIRECTIONS


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Focus on Malaysia

Managementissues

Multiculturalism

Program transferIndirectapproach

Maintainingface

Futuredirections

Industrialise

Upgradetechnology

Conservenatural resources


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Focus on ThailandCHARACTERISTICS

14% Chinese 95% Buddhist

Richly endowed with natural resource

Central point in Asia

SOCIAL TENDENCIESLove freedomAvoid conflict

Keep relationshipspeaceful

ISSUESCONFRONTING

THAIMANAGERS

Incompatible business law

Demand for infrastructure

Under-educated workforce

Cheap labour base


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Japan’s impact on region

Export oriented country

Undergoing majoreconomicrestructure

Source of new management

practices

Second largest economy

in the world


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Australia’s position in SE AsiaCountry Relationship with Australia

Singapore 8th largest export market (ABS Catalogue5422.0)

Invest heavily in Australian property Developing strategic alliance Becoming competitive with Australia

NewZealand

NZ’s biggest export market and source ofimports.

Close cultural, sporting and economic ties. Reduced costs of manufacturing has seen a

number of companies relocate from Australiato NZ

Indonesia Increased interest in Indonesia due toproximity and market potential.

Due to Australia’s involvement in East Timormost business interactions have slowed orhalted.


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Australia’s position in SE AsiaCountry 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

CulturallyEconomically

Politically


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Lecture summary• The regional context

– 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• Focus on Indonesia

– Issues confronting Indonesian managers—cultural diversity, conflict avoidance.

– Directions for the future—improve infrastructure, technology, training, IR.

• Focus on Malaysia– 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• Focus on Thailand

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

• Japan’s impact on the regionExport orientation, 2nd largest economy, economic restructure, source management practices.

• Australia's relationship with Asian countries• Australia’s position in South-East Asia

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