52 ISBN: 013-129252-8 2004, Paper, 456 pages HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN ASIA Third Edition C H Tan, and D Torrington Since the second edition on Southeast Asia was published in 1998, several major events have taken place in other parts of Asia. Hence, this new edition has been expanded to include human resource management practices in China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. In this third edition, the Asian content has been expanded and more local examples are given. These are mainly based on research studies done by academics. Each chapter begins by stating its objectives so that readers know what to expect. Key concepts are highlighted and discussion questions are provided at the end of each chapter. Extensive references are also included to aid learning and further research. The text has also been written in a style that is more familiar to Asian readers. Another feature is the use of boxes in most of the chapters. They serve to highlight the key points and help the reader reflect on the discussion from the preceding sections in the text. About the Authors Tan Chwee Huat is a Professorial Fellow at the NUS Business School, National University of Singapore. He is Chairman of the Academic Board of the Singapore Human Resources Institute and an external examiner of the Ong Teng Cheong Institute of Labour Studies, NTUC. HE has written or co- written several books such as Employment Relations in Singapore (Fourth Edition), Management of Business (Sixth Edition), and Human Resource Management (Second Edition). Derek Torrington is Emeritus Professor of Human Resource Management at the University of Manchester in the UK. He has also worked in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. He has written over 30 books, including the international bestseller Human Resource Management, first published in 1979 with this latest edition in 2004. For instructors: Instructor’s Manual Powerpoint Slides Companion Website www.pearsoned-asia.com/tan 53 ISBN: 0-13-008382-8 2002, Paper, 232 pages CORPORATE TURNAROUND Nursing a Sick Company Back to Health Michael Teng This book is recommended for distressed and busy executives in ailing as well as healthy companies who desire to reverse or enhance their companies’ future. Through the use of a unique medical analogy between the sick person and the beleaguered company, the author conveys the complexities of the turnaround process to the layman in a clean, succinct, and insightful manner. ISBN: 983-2473-01-2 2002, Case, 352 pages JAPANESE-STYLE MANAGEMENT ABROAD Raduan Che Rose This book provides an insightful account of the work and employment policies of Japanese firms in other Asian countries (particularly Malaysia). It also draws important contrasts with Japanese firms in the US and UK. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in human resource management and the transferability of “best practice” to other Asian countries. ISBN: 983-2639-24-7 2003, Paper, 254 pages PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Issues, Challenges & Prospects Ab Aziz Yusof This book discusses performance appraisal and its implementation, with the focus on issues related to performance appraisal from a Malaysian perspective. 54 ISBN: 981-4058-25-4 2000, Paper, 312 pages BASIC BUSINESS LAW IN SINGAPORE Second Edition Written by Walter Woon Revised by Terence Tan This book is written to fill a gap in legal literature. It explains the principles behind the rules. Cases are not discussed, except as examples and only where they clarify the application of the legal principles. The aim of the book is to give non- law students and professionals like accountants, bankers, company secretaries, and stockbrokers a basic grasp of commercial law. ISBN: 962-0084-01-2 2001, Paper, 422 pages ISBN: 962-0027-25-6 1998, Paper, 383 pages GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF HONG KONG LAW Third Edition Clement Shum This text has been updated to take into account recent case law, legislation, and statutory amendments. It covers the basic law of the Hong Kong SAR, the Provisional Legislative Council, the Legislative Council, sources of law, law courts, lawyers, legal personality, contract torts, negotiable instruments, land law, wills, and trusts. AN INTRODUCTION TO HONG KONG BUSINESS LAW Third Edition Vanessa Stott Features in this book include the following: an Introduction to Hong Kong SAR Law, the general principles of contract law, special contracts which apply to contracts for sale or supply of goods and services, contracts of employment, contracts of agency, forms of business organization, negotiable instruments, and the general principles of the Law of Tort. 55 HONG KONG LAND LAW Second Edition Sarah Nield This is the only textbook which specifically covers the area of Hong Kong land law. It has now been completely updated and expanded. It provides summaries of local cases and relevant local examples so that it is directly related to Hong Kong. Its clear and concise approach makes it invaluable for students, and it is also an up-to-date reference for local practitioners and professionals involved in land law in Hong Kong. HONG KONG BUSINESS LAW Fifth Edition Anne Carver The sixth edition of the successful Hong Kong Business Law is revised and updated to reflect the changes in the law in the electronic age that we call the Internet Revolution. The book identifies those legal changes brought about by the Information Age and New Economy of the 21st century and highlights the principles of business law that remain constant in the electronic age. ISBN: 962-01-3295-5 2004, Paper, 840 pages ISBN: 962-01-1906-1 2003, Paper, 516 pages ISBN: 962-0021-43-6 1997, Paper, 511 pages HONG KONG COMPANY LAW Tenth Edition Vanessa Stott This popular and established textbook continues to provide an up-to-date and accessible guide to company law in Hong Kong. This latest edition has been updated with recent Hong Kong and overseas case law and outlines the provisions of the companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2003. 56 ISBN: 0-13-146155-9 2002, Paper, 304 pages THE EXECUTIVE’S GUIDE TO BUSINESS & THE LAW Second Edition Low Kee Yang and Benny S Tabalujan This book describes the legal environment for setting up and operating a business from a management perspective. It will help readers to identify potential pitfalls, talk intelligently with their lawyers about them, and adopt appropriate strategies. Complex legal concepts are simplified by using concise language and an array of diagrams, tables, and case studies. Entrepreneurs, middle to senior managers, and tertiary students taking business law courses will find this book useful. 57 ISBN: 981-2445-46-3, 2003, Paper, 112 pages BIG FISH EAT SMALL FISH Lenses to See the World Low Guat Tin, Ng Pak Tee, and Janice Baruch Systems thinking is a method of viewing organizations, relationships, and the world in general from a macro perspective that includes structures, patterns, and events, rather than just the events themselves. This broad view helps one identify the root causes of issues and target solutions for them. Big Fish Eat Small Fish is a simple tale which brings system thinking to the layperson in a concrete way. It is set in the scene of an underwater world where different species and sizes of fishes once lived harmoniously with each other. However, this paradise soon turned into a war zone when the population exploded and their staple food became scarce. From this exquisite story, one can identify the common problems that we face in life and learn how to tackle these problems at the root and avoid what can be avoided. ISBN: 0-13-061643-5 2001, Paper, 144 pages JUMP START YOUR CAREER The Essential Guide to Career Management and Effective Job Search Paul Heng This book takes you through the many stages of the job search exercise and shares with you, from the perspective of a job search consultant, the things (some obvious and others not so) you can do to make that difference to the results of your job search efforts. Although many of the job search techniques are the same anywhere in the world, Asians will find this book very relevant to their local market, as it tends to reflect many of the nuances found in local cultures. This book is for anyone and everyone who wants to know the way to effective job search. ISBN: 981-244-587-0 2003, Paper, 336 pages 88 GREAT MBA APPLICATION TIPS AND STRATEGIES TO GET YOU INTO A TOP BUSINESS SCHOOL Second Edition Brandon Royal This book summarizes the best, most up-to-date techniques used to help university graduates and young professionals get into today’s leading business schools. It is a compilation of real-life experiences and a distillation of hundreds of hours of one-on-one personal tutoring sessions with prospective MBA students who have succeeded in gaining acceptance to one or more of the world’s leading business schools. It not only offers an insider’s guide to the MBA admissions process, as opposed to a factual description of MBA programs, but also supplies a distinctive admissions philosophy. 58 ISBN: 0-13-093137-3 2001, Paper, 240 pages STRONGER HEART, WISER MIND Making Your Life Count Lim How The intent of this book is twofold, namely, to highlight the critical factors of the mind and heart that can make one competitive or ineffective, and to encourage readers either to achieve more victories in their lives, or to pick themselves up from failure and achieve personal victory. Thus, this book is a must-read for individuals who are determined to shape a rewarding and meaningful life. 59 J E Lisa Meyer was part of the Business and Technical Communication team at the Centre for English Language Communication. She is now working in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Zhang Mingyuan was part of the Business and Technical Communication team at the Centre for English Language Communication. He has since moved on to Central Michigan University in the US. BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION A Guide for IT Students Lee Gek Ling, Feng Anwei, Patrick Gallo, Lim Hwee Ling, J E Lisa Meyer, and Zhang Mingyuan Are you a business communication teacher or student in Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, China, or somewhere else in the Asia Pacific? Have you picked up an international edition of a business communication book only to find that the examples and situations do not reflect those of your own country or neighboring countries where you are likely to do business? Have you used a technical communication book only to find it doesn’t specifically focus on IT students? Look no further. Here is a book which aims to make international business and technical communication principles in English more relevant to the Asia Pacific region. About the Authors Lee Gek Ling is the course coordinator of Business and Technical Communication for the School of Computing, National University of Singapore. Feng Anwei was part of the Business and Technical Communication team at the Centre for English Language Communication. He has since moved on to Durham University where he teaches intercultural studies, international education, and bilingualism. Patrick Gallo is a lecturer at the Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore. Lim Hwee Ling was a lecturer at the National University of Singapore where she taught Business and Technical Communication to School of Computing undergraduates. ISBN: 0-13-127535-6 2004, Paper, 296 pages For instructors: Instructor’s Manual Companion Website www.pearsoned-asia.com/lee 60 NURSING YOUR ENGLISH Siti Salina Salim and Mazura @ Mastura Muhammad Nursing Your English is a book specially designed for both student and practising nurses, who want to build a firm foundation of the English language. This book is a product of an ethnographic research on the nursing community and is written by two language instructors who are very experienced in teaching student nurses. The aim of this book is to enable the student nurses to achieve a high level of academic and professional competence in the use of English at the workplace. The book’s key features include a systematic arrangement of grammatical items, simple and easy-to-understand explanations, comprehensive grammar exercises based on the nursing context, carefully selected vocabulary, a reading section that covers crucial reading strategies and reading comprehension exercises, and a glossary that explains the nursing and medical jargon used in the book. About the Authors Siti Salina Salim is a language instructor at the Centre of General Studies of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She has been coordinating and teaching the English for Nursing Science Course for the past seven years at the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, UKM. He research interests include ethnographic study, vocabulary and materials development in ESP. Mazura @ Mastura Muhammad is currently a linguistics lecturer at Universiti Perguruan Sultan Idris. Prior to this, she was an instructor at the Centre of General Studies of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, coordinating and teaching the English for Nursing Science Course. Her research interests include linguistics, materials development, and teacher training. ISBN: 983-2639-28-X 2004, Paper, 336 pages ISBN: 981-244-645-1 2004, Paper, 240 pages 61 THINK YOUR WAY TO EFFECTIVE WRITING Third Edition Antonia Chandrasegaran and Kirsten Schaetzel Think Your Way to Effective Writing shows students how to improve their writing by thinking rhetorically and attending to the social dimension of written discourse. This socio- rhetorical approach is based on current theories of composition, which take into account the socio-cultural situation in which writing occurs, the social function of the written product, the relationship between writer and reader, and their respective social roles with reference to a piece of writing. Unlike conventional writing texts which tend to only describe desired features of the finished essay or letter, Think Your Way to Effective Writing demonstrates the thinking and writer-reader interaction processes which will enable students to produce the desired features. Examples and exercises are provided for students to experience the kind of thinking and situation awareness underlying effective academic writing. Composed of two parts, Part A teaches, in a step-by-step fashion, the thought processes involved in a socio-rhetorical approach to academic and functional writing. Part B is designed to guide post-graduate students through the thinking and writing processes involved in successful thesis or dissertation writing. About the Authors Antonia Chandrasegaran, an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Education, Singapore, teaches academic writing to teacher trainees and post-graduate students. Her research interest is in the area of academic writing and the development of writing skills across the curriculum. Kirsten Schaetzel, an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education, Singapore, has taught academic writing in Singapore, Macao, Bangladesh, and the United States. Her research interest is methodologies that help teachers teach academic writing. For instructors: Instructor’s Manual Companion Website www.pearsoned-asia.com/chandrasegaran . that remain constant in the electronic age. ISBN: 962 -01-3295-5 2004, Paper, 840 pages ISBN: 962 -01-19 06- 1 2003, Paper, 5 16 pages ISBN: 962 -0021-43 -6 1997, Paper, 511 pages HONG KONG COMPANY LAW Tenth. linguistics, materials development, and teacher training. ISBN: 983- 263 9-28-X 2004, Paper, 3 36 pages ISBN: 981-244 -64 5-1 2004, Paper, 240 pages 61 THINK YOUR WAY TO EFFECTIVE WRITING Third Edition Antonia. Computing undergraduates. ISBN: 0-13-127535 -6 2004, Paper, 2 96 pages For instructors: Instructor’s Manual Companion Website www.pearsoned-asia.com/lee 60 NURSING YOUR ENGLISH Siti Salina Salim