List of Figures and Tables

Notes on the Contributors

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Introduction

Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan

Jean-Pascal Bassino

Jacques Jaussaud

PART I REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND FIRMS' STRATEGIES: DRASTIC CHANGES

FDI, Industrial Labor Transformation, and Growth: The Cases of South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand

Nathalie Fabry

Bertrand Maximin

Japanese Direct Investment in Asia and the European Union: Is there an Interdependence?

Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan

Jean-Pascal Bassino

The Links between Japanese Investment in Asia and De-Industrialisation in Japan

Francoise Guelle

The Outcome of the Crisis for Emerging Countries in Asia and the Renewal of Industrial Strategies of Foreign Firms: The Case of Thailand

Jean-Christophe Simon

The HRM Strategies of Korean Companies in China: Localization of Management

Robert Taylor

Cho Yong-Doo

Hyun Jae Hoon

Managing Sino-French Joint Ventures in the Chinese Market: Performance Implications

Zhong-Yu Zhang

PART II THE IMPACT OF THE CRISIS ON INDUSTRY, LABOR, AND FINANCE

The Asian Conglomerates at a Crossroads

Christian Milleli

Pierre Grou

The Impact of Structural Reforms and De-Regulation Measures on FDI in East Asia

Guy Faure

The Korean Financial Crisis and NFDI

Kyoo Kim

Charles R. Chittle

The Japanese Model of HRM in Crisis?

Jacques Jaussaud

Thailand's Industrialization: Overcoming Structural Obstacles?

Doryanne Kermel-Torres

Philippe Schar

The Evolution of China's Industrial Structure, 1990-6: Implications for China's Future Development

Yong He

Xiaolin Pei

The Impact of Foreign Trade on the Economic Growth of Shanghai

Hua Wang

Index