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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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