The Future of Work in the Asia Pacific
Addressing Critical Skills Shortages for Sustainable Development
1st Edition
Published on 21. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
294 pages
978-1-032-45871-7 (ISBN)
Description
Bringing together informed analyses on the challenges of critical skill shortages (CSS) in the Asia-Pacific region, this book provides 14 country reports to discuss the critical jobs and skills to achieve long-term policies and approaches towards realising the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs).
The contributors of the volume discuss the workforce projections and planning, existing programmes that address the skills and jobs needed, and workforce policy challenges that need to be addressed to achieve the SDGs. The book identifies two types of CSS present in the workforce: one being skilled labour shortages in existing industries and the second being soft skills like critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Extending the discussion beyond immediate skill shortages, the book assesses longer-term policies and approaches to tackle the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development.
This book will interest researchers in the fields of human resource management and development, international business, development studies, and policymakers from the Asia-Pacific region.
The contributors of the volume discuss the workforce projections and planning, existing programmes that address the skills and jobs needed, and workforce policy challenges that need to be addressed to achieve the SDGs. The book identifies two types of CSS present in the workforce: one being skilled labour shortages in existing industries and the second being soft skills like critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Extending the discussion beyond immediate skill shortages, the book assesses longer-term policies and approaches to tackle the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development.
This book will interest researchers in the fields of human resource management and development, international business, development studies, and policymakers from the Asia-Pacific region.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Illustrations
18 s/w Tabellen, 16 s/w Zeichnungen, 16 s/w Abbildungen
18 Tables, black and white; 16 Line drawings, black and white; 16 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
580 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-45871-7 (9781032458717)
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Addressing Critical Skills Shortages for Sustainable Development
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Subas P. Dhakal | Alan Nankervis | John Burgess
The Future of Work in the Asia Pacific
Addressing Critical Skills Shortages for Sustainable Development
E-Book
09/2024
1st Edition
Routledge
€60.49
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Persons
Subas P. Dhakal is Associate Professor at the University of New England (UNE)-Armidale, NSW.
Alan Nankervis is Adjunct Professor of Human Resource Management at Curtin University (Perth, Australia) and the Asia Pacific University of Innovation & Technology (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).
John Burgess is Professor at the Centre for Organisational Change and Agility, Torrens University Australia.
Alan Nankervis is Adjunct Professor of Human Resource Management at Curtin University (Perth, Australia) and the Asia Pacific University of Innovation & Technology (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).
John Burgess is Professor at the Centre for Organisational Change and Agility, Torrens University Australia.
Content
Part I
1. The Nexus Between Critical Skill Shortages and Sustainable Development: An Introduction
Subas P. Dhakal, John Burgess, and Alan Nankervis
2. A Bibliometric Analysis of Literature on Labour and Skill Shortages: Implications for the Future of Work in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond
Subas P. Dhakal and Muhammad Nateque Mahmood
Part II
3. Critical Skills Shortages in New Zealand: An Evaluation of Policies
Jim Arrowsmith
4. Cultivating Culturally Responsive Self-Efficacy in South Korean Pre-service STEM Teachers: Addressing Skill Shortages in Education
Luis Miguel Dos Santos, Ching Ting Tany Kwee, and Ho Fai Lo
5. Australia's Labour Market and Skill Needs
John Burgess , Alan Nankervis, and Kantha Dayaram
6. Employability Skills in Thailand: The Need for Sustainability
Monthon Sorakraikitikul & Pacharapong Kumjumpa
7. Skills Shortages in Vietnam
James Cooper and Nhat Tram Phan-Le
8. Skills Shortages in the Chinese Manufacturing Sector
Yi Liu, Le Li, and Liang Lu
9. Towards a Sustainable City-State? Critical Skill Shortages in Singapore
Peter Waring and Julia Connell
10. Local Tourism Businesses in the Digital Era: Implications for Bridging the Critical Skills Gap in Indonesia
Subas P. Dhakal and Saskia Tjokro
11. Digital Transformation and Its Impact on the Malaysian Labour Market: Skill Shortages and the Future of Work
Jason J. Turner, Nadiah Suki, and Nan Jiang
12. Critical Skills Shortages in the Mauritian Information Technology Sector
Vikash Rowtho, Sarita Hardin-Ramanan, and Shafiiq Gopee
13. Decent Work, the Critical Skills Shortage in the Health Sector, and the Role of the State: A Case Study of the Philippine Exported Labour Policy and Sustainable Development
Jonathan Sale and Arlene Sale
14. Critical Labour Shortages in the Nepalese Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Strategic Implications
Subas P. Dhakal and Kerry Brown
15. Labour Skills Shortages in the Construction Industry of Bangladesh
Muhammad Nateque Mahmood, Glenn P. Costin, and Azmeri Rahman
16. Capitalising Resourcefulness of the Seasoned: Insights from India on Building a Skilled Workforce
Lata Dyaram, Apoorva Goel, Nabila Khan & Samina Yasmin
17. Valuing Unpaid Care, Labour Rights, and Decent Work for All-an Analysis of Tonga's Participation in the Pacific Labour Mobility Schemes as a Sustainable Development Strategy
Julie I. Cunningham
Part III
18. A Comparative Analysis of Critical Skills Shortages and Sustainable Development Nexus: Concluding Remarks
Alan Nankervis, Subas P. Dhakal, and John Burgess
1. The Nexus Between Critical Skill Shortages and Sustainable Development: An Introduction
Subas P. Dhakal, John Burgess, and Alan Nankervis
2. A Bibliometric Analysis of Literature on Labour and Skill Shortages: Implications for the Future of Work in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond
Subas P. Dhakal and Muhammad Nateque Mahmood
Part II
3. Critical Skills Shortages in New Zealand: An Evaluation of Policies
Jim Arrowsmith
4. Cultivating Culturally Responsive Self-Efficacy in South Korean Pre-service STEM Teachers: Addressing Skill Shortages in Education
Luis Miguel Dos Santos, Ching Ting Tany Kwee, and Ho Fai Lo
5. Australia's Labour Market and Skill Needs
John Burgess , Alan Nankervis, and Kantha Dayaram
6. Employability Skills in Thailand: The Need for Sustainability
Monthon Sorakraikitikul & Pacharapong Kumjumpa
7. Skills Shortages in Vietnam
James Cooper and Nhat Tram Phan-Le
8. Skills Shortages in the Chinese Manufacturing Sector
Yi Liu, Le Li, and Liang Lu
9. Towards a Sustainable City-State? Critical Skill Shortages in Singapore
Peter Waring and Julia Connell
10. Local Tourism Businesses in the Digital Era: Implications for Bridging the Critical Skills Gap in Indonesia
Subas P. Dhakal and Saskia Tjokro
11. Digital Transformation and Its Impact on the Malaysian Labour Market: Skill Shortages and the Future of Work
Jason J. Turner, Nadiah Suki, and Nan Jiang
12. Critical Skills Shortages in the Mauritian Information Technology Sector
Vikash Rowtho, Sarita Hardin-Ramanan, and Shafiiq Gopee
13. Decent Work, the Critical Skills Shortage in the Health Sector, and the Role of the State: A Case Study of the Philippine Exported Labour Policy and Sustainable Development
Jonathan Sale and Arlene Sale
14. Critical Labour Shortages in the Nepalese Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Strategic Implications
Subas P. Dhakal and Kerry Brown
15. Labour Skills Shortages in the Construction Industry of Bangladesh
Muhammad Nateque Mahmood, Glenn P. Costin, and Azmeri Rahman
16. Capitalising Resourcefulness of the Seasoned: Insights from India on Building a Skilled Workforce
Lata Dyaram, Apoorva Goel, Nabila Khan & Samina Yasmin
17. Valuing Unpaid Care, Labour Rights, and Decent Work for All-an Analysis of Tonga's Participation in the Pacific Labour Mobility Schemes as a Sustainable Development Strategy
Julie I. Cunningham
Part III
18. A Comparative Analysis of Critical Skills Shortages and Sustainable Development Nexus: Concluding Remarks
Alan Nankervis, Subas P. Dhakal, and John Burgess