Developing the Workforce in an Emerging Economy: The Case of Indonesia

This edited volume examines how forces of globalization, demographic and technological change are manifested and accommodated in an emerging economy such as Indonesia, which has a large workforce pool.

Using the human resource development framework, the book explains the opportunities and challenges in developing human capabilities to support current and future living standards. It looks at human development challenges across the spectrum of workforce skills and across the spectrum of formal and informal labour markets. Through the case study on Indonesia, this book presents many of the features and issues that are present in emerging economies as they grapple with human resource development in the globalized and networked era.

This book will appeal to researchers and policy makers working in the areas of human resource and economic development.

Kantha Dayaram is Associate Professor of Human Resource Management and Employment Relations at Curtin University. Her research publications are in labour relations, the aging workforce and women’s work participation. Her research interests are in labour regulation, health and well-being and policy development.

Linda Lambey is Senior Lecturer in Management and Accounting at the University of Sam Ratulangi, Manado. She completed her PhD in Human Resource Management at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her primary research interests include international human resource management, organizational behaviour, gender development, and higher education.

John Burgess is Professor of Human Resource Management, RMIT University Melbourne. Previous Professorial appointments at Curtin University and the University of Newcastle. Research publications are in human resource management, industrial relations, labour market analysis, and labour regulation. His research interests include transitional labour markets; digital technology and the future of work; and working time and well-being.

Tri Wulida Afrianty is Lecturer at Department of Business Administration in the Faculty of Administrative Science at University of Brawijaya, Indonesia. She received her PhD from the School of Management, Curtin University, Australia. Her research interests include international human resource management (IHRM), and human resource management (HRM) in Indonesia, and more recently work-family issues and women entrepreneurship.