Diversity Management in Asia: A Research Companion
CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS
Publishers Edward Elgar Publishing (2008): Cheltenham and New York
Deadline Please consider submitting a book chapter by 15 December 2007.
Summary
Unprecedented economic growth of countries such as China and India has drawn scholarly attention to management issues in the Asian context. However, it is
well documented that countries in Asia do not enjoy a common approach to management. Diversity management in Asia remains a novel and under-studied subject. Furthermore, the evidence of diversity management practices across the Asian countries appears
divergent. A similar pattern of divergence in diversity management practices is observable in Europe and America. As diversity management is an expressly
western management concept, the proposed volume will explore diversity management in the Asian geography.
It is possible and useful to identify overarching patterns and processes of diversity management in this geography with particular attention to cross-national
differences. This requires an attention to context and relationships that underpin practices of diversity management across Asia. The purpose of this volume is
to provide an authoritative overview of the Asian context of diversity management. Although the Asian context appears to be irreconcilably divergent in
terms of diversity management approaches, the text will examine thematic and geographical demarcations of the concept.
The aim of the proposed volume is not only to examine diversity management in Asia but also to make a marked contribution to the theory of diversity management by
revealing the significance of context and relationships in formulating diversity management activities. Asian countries provide an excellent demography in which to study diversity management practices. With empirical and conceptual contributions from eminent scholars from across the Asian countries as well as the scholarly diaspora of the Asian studies, we aim to provide a text that allows us to see practices of diversity management across Asia and to understand the key drivers and
implications of these practices. The book will examine diversity management from multiple angles. Whilst some chapters will examine diversity management in domestic
firms in Asian countries, others will examine it in the context of multinational and international firms.
Prospective authors are invited to submit a book chapter by email to the editors by 15 December 2007. They should provide:
1. A title of the chapter
2. Authors' names and contact details
3. 8000-10000 word chapter – suggested contents: the brief context, relevance to DM in Asia, and the objectives of the chapter, methodology, findings and the expected contribution to the theory of diversity management, benefits to practitioners and business students..
Style guidelines
We expect that the papers will be written in constant prose using the Edward Elgar Guidelines for Contributors. Although this is a research text, we would like it to be accessible to an audience broader than other researchers and academics in the specific field of diversity management. Therefore, we would advise the use of clearly defined terms throughout the chapters.
Schedule for publication
Task Deadline
Receive draft book chapters (8000-10000 words)
December 15, 2007
Review book chapters and give feedback February 15, 2008
Receive final book chapters March 1, 2008
Editors' contact details
Professor Mustafa Özbilgin, Norwich Business School,
University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ,
Phone: +44 (0) 7967 105959, Email:
m.ozbilgin@uea. ac.uk
Jawad Syed, Lecturer, Kent Business School, University
of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7PE
Phone: + 44 (0) 1227 824114, Email: j.syed@kent. ac.uk
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