Skills and the Role of HRM: Towards a Research Agenda for the Asia Pacific Region

While much has been written about skill shortages and gaps in Australia and China, less attention has been paid to skills in New Zealand and Vietnam, countries which also experience skill challenges. This special issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources includes papers that focus on the...

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Main Authors: Connell, Julia, Stanton, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39333
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Stanton, P.
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description While much has been written about skill shortages and gaps in Australia and China, less attention has been paid to skills in New Zealand and Vietnam, countries which also experience skill challenges. This special issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources includes papers that focus on the four countries in order to examine skills and the role of human resource management (HRM). The intention is to advance theoretical and empirical research, helping to explain how HRM can provide responses to manage the challenges associated with skill development and talent management. We conclude that, at a broader level, effective alliances between education providers, industry and other stakeholders are needed to reduce skill shortages and improve skill development. At an organisational level, it is advocated that HR strategies focus on the creation of talent pipelines and talent management to reduce skill gaps and improve the quality of human capital.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-393332017-09-13T14:24:48Z Skills and the Role of HRM: Towards a Research Agenda for the Asia Pacific Region Connell, Julia Stanton, P. skills human resource management Australia research agenda New Zealand China Vietnam While much has been written about skill shortages and gaps in Australia and China, less attention has been paid to skills in New Zealand and Vietnam, countries which also experience skill challenges. This special issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources includes papers that focus on the four countries in order to examine skills and the role of human resource management (HRM). The intention is to advance theoretical and empirical research, helping to explain how HRM can provide responses to manage the challenges associated with skill development and talent management. We conclude that, at a broader level, effective alliances between education providers, industry and other stakeholders are needed to reduce skill shortages and improve skill development. At an organisational level, it is advocated that HR strategies focus on the creation of talent pipelines and talent management to reduce skill gaps and improve the quality of human capital. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39333 10.1111/1744-7941.12021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. restricted
spellingShingle skills
human resource management
Australia
research agenda
New Zealand
China
Vietnam
Connell, Julia
Stanton, P.
Skills and the Role of HRM: Towards a Research Agenda for the Asia Pacific Region
title Skills and the Role of HRM: Towards a Research Agenda for the Asia Pacific Region
title_full Skills and the Role of HRM: Towards a Research Agenda for the Asia Pacific Region
title_fullStr Skills and the Role of HRM: Towards a Research Agenda for the Asia Pacific Region
title_full_unstemmed Skills and the Role of HRM: Towards a Research Agenda for the Asia Pacific Region
title_short Skills and the Role of HRM: Towards a Research Agenda for the Asia Pacific Region
title_sort skills and the role of hrm: towards a research agenda for the asia pacific region
topic skills
human resource management
Australia
research agenda
New Zealand
China
Vietnam
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39333