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Managing Human Resources in Asia-Pacific: An Introduction
The Asia-Pacific Context
The Asia-Pacific typically covers East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania. The region generally includes about 50 nations and islands belonging to the geo-political and economic organisations of ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations), SAARC (the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation), PIF (the Pacific Islands Forum) and others (for details see Wikipedia – ‘Asia-Pacific’, 2012). The region is home to the world’s two most populous countries, the world’s largest holders of foreign exchange reserves, two of the world’s top three economies and three of the world’s five largest militaries as well as being the recipient ...
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