Book Series: World Scientific Series in Asian Business and Management Studies

Series Editor
Professor Chris Rowley
Visiting Fellow, Kellogg College, University of Oxford, UK
Professor Emeritus, Cass Business School, City, University of London, UK
Visiting Fellow, Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies, Nottingham University, UK
Professorial Fellow, Institute of Hallyu Convergence Research, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Adjunct Professor, Griffith Business School and Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Australia
Email: C.Rowley@city.ac.uk

Interest in Asia and its management and businesses blossomed in the 1980s with the seemingly inexorable rise of Japan and the so-called 'Dragon' and 'Tiger' economies and especially with their outward investment into the West, both with high profile takeovers and direct investment in key sectors, such as electronics and automobiles. Now interest in the region continues as the fulcrum of the world economy shifts to Asia under the weight of the rise of China.

Given this, the Series covers the spectrum of Asian business and management topics and issues broadly in terms of how its forms and practices developed indigenously and are now conducted within and outside the region and how outsiders interact with them in Asia itself. We cover all types and forms of organization, from small and medium sized enterprises to large firms and multinational companies in public and private sectors.

We encourage undertaking this endeavor from a broad range of disciplines and fields, including not only management and business, but also sociology, geography, history, politics and economics amongst others and encourage comparative and multi-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary works. We also encourage works to cover the context and integrate both theory and practice.

The Series publishes scholarly, yet accessible books. We accept both single or co-authored and edited manuscripts. Edited volumes need to have a theme, be internally coherent and integrated with introduction and conclusion chapters drawing them together.