Gary N. McLean – författare

Despite recent high GDP growth rates, Vietnam remains a developing country in need of developing human resources (HR) of both genders. This can be done through education, workplace training, corporate social responsibility, policies for gender equality, support for entrepreneurship, and other practices and policies. Yet, national human resource development (NHRD) is a relatively new concept in Vietnam. This edited volume highlights the importance of HR, HRD, and NHRD, enabling Vietnam to experience sustainable growth and become a modern industrial country. It examines the positive changes effected by HRD considering Vietnam’s unique historical, political, economic, and cultural contexts. This book offers scholars and practitioners an indigenous HRD approach and discusses implications for future research and practices.

Winner of the 2021 R. Wayne Pace Book Award

This volume examines the unique cultural and socioeconomic aspects of Central Asia and the effects of these elements on women leaders in the region, focusing on five countries. Unfortunately, gender inequality and underutilization of women’s talents are deeply embedded in historical, socio-economic, and cultural developments of this region. Nevertheless, despite the difficulties Central Asian women leaders face, there are emerging patterns of changes and improvement in the current state of women. This book discusses the impact of these changes.

The book opens with an overview chapter that covers the historical and socio-cultural background for the region, followed by five chapters devoted to each Central Asian country. Next, there are chapters discussing leadership opportunities for women, in business as well as education and government. The closing chapter identifies commonalities and differences among countries in the region and offers a future avenues of research.

This edited book has critical implications for the development of women leaders in Central Asia, providing insights that explain the background, current tendencies, and future opportunities for developing the potential of highly qualified women leaders in the Central Asian countries.

This book explores the unique socioeconomic challenges encountered by female leaders in China, India, Japan, Korea, and other Asian countries where traditional cultural expectations and modernized values coexist. It provides insight into gender inequality and underutilization of female talent as well as ways to develop highly qualified women in organizations. Chapters from expert contributors analyze the similarities and differences between each Asian country, the organizational and institutional challenges for women in the workplace, and how they balance work-family relationships. It will appeal to researchers and students in human resource development, management, leadership, Asia studies, women’s studies, and political science, among others.

The book focuses on the historical, political, economic, and cultural elements of Korea and the strong influence these have on women leaders in the nation. It examines challenges and opportunities for women leaders as they try to balance their professional and personal lives. A team of leading experts familiar with the aspirations and frustrations of Korean women offer insight into the coexistence of traditional and modern values. It is an eye-opening look at the convergence and divergence across Korean sectors that international leadership researchers, students, and managers need to know in order to realize and appreciate the potential of Korean women leaders.