Examining how meso- and macro-economic global change impacts human resource management policies of countries and the strategies of firms investing into or from key Asian countries is the focus of this ground-breaking study. The introductory section encompasses several chapters dealing with a number of current policy issues in core Asian countries, such as: China's drive for artificial intelligence; an evaluation of Japan's Abenomics; and regionalism. The section also analyses the evolving macro-economic framework surrounding the internationalization process of Chinese MNEs in European countries, and the specific case of Chinese investment in Japan. This overall framework concludes with an examination of the lifelong learning policies in a European Union country (namely Italy) opening thereby the discussion on human resource management (HRM) issues in the following section of the book. The study of human resource management policies and strategies is appraised from diverse complementary angles. The chapters in the second section of the book provide the reader with a detailed and up-to-date account of expatriation strategies from China, HRM strategies of French MNEs in China, teleworking, training and labor force issues in Japan and knowledge absorptive capacity issues in rural Thailand. Written by a core group of international experts, Changing Global Environment in Asia and Human Resource Management Strategies will appeal to students, scholars, policy makers as well as business practitioners studying and/or working in the areas of business studies, human resource management and international political economy.

Table of Contents:
Preface; Chinas Digital Transformation: The Key Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Chinese Economy and Society; Japanese Multilateralism and the Balance of Power Policy in the Economic Field in Prime Minister Abes Era; The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement: Multilateralizing Regionalism?; Emerging Countries Multinationals Investing in Developed Countries: The Issue of Reciprocal Asymmetries in the Case of Chinese Investments in Japan; The Role of Psychic Distance: The Internationalization Process of Chinese Multinationals in the European Union; An Economic Evaluation of Abenomics First Five Years; Lifelong Learning Policy and Regional Development: Evidence from an EU Case Study; Perceived Effectiveness of HRM Practices in French Multinationals in China; Expatriation Difficulties within the Framework of Chinas Medical Cooperation in Africa; Managing Teleworking: Issues and Barriers for Japanese Companies; Utilizing Female Employment and Developing Immigration to Face a Shrinking Labor Force Population in Japan; Matrix Accounting as a Game-Based Learning Tool for Employee Training and Development; External Knowledge, Absorptive Capacity and Innovation: The Case of Rural Community Enterprises in Thailand; Index.