AU Journal of Management: Vol. 2, No. 1 (2004)
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ItemAn examination of human resource management practices by Japanese expatriate managers and their Impact on job satisfaction of employees of Matsui (Asia) Co., Ltd.(Assumption University, 2004) Yoshimichi Uratsuji ; Patricia Arttachariya, jt. auth. ; Assumption University. Martin de Tours School of Management and EconomicsThis paper explored the job satisfaction of employees of Matsui (Asia) Co., Ltd. (MA CJ, a foreign subsidiary of Matsui Mfg. Co., Ltd., which employs an ethnocentric staffing policy. A survey was used to assess employees ' perceptions toward MAC s management policies in general and toward Japanese expatriate managers on four dimensions of management skill. Job satisfaction was assessed in terms of the four dimensions of Herzberg s Motivation-Hygiene theory. Demographic attributes also were assessed. Attitudes toward MA Cs ethnocentric staffing policy also were explored through an open-ended question and a focus group. Results indicated that respondents held both positive and negative attitudes toward management, but the perception that MAC has an ethnocentric staffing policy is more strongly associated with positive attitudes. Job satisfaction was most clearly related to the perception that work is challenging and that management is flexible.
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ItemStrategic human resource management in Thailand(Assumption University, 2004) Somchart Visitchaichan ; Assumption University. Martin de Tours School of Management and EconomicsThe purpose of this article is to review relevant literature and discussion about concepts, theories, and approaches in strategic human resource management. Empirical studies of related subjects which have been carried out overseas and in Thailand are also explored in this article. The author concludes by arguing that the future of Thai organizations depends more heavily than ever before on the quality of the management of its people. To equip the Thai HR professionals and business practitioners with the human resources skills needed to undertake value-added activities and to demonstrate that these business and strategic activities can successfully be developed and implemented, the author strongly urges that universities and graduate institutes in Thailand will need competent faculties and experienced researchers with a wide variety of human resources and business skills who are dedicated to develop academic programs and carry out HRM research that will respond to_the needs of the future organizations. Although substantial advances in Human Resource Management research has been made during the past ten years, considerable work still remains to be done.