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2008

APEC Second/Foreign Language Standards and their Assessment: Trends, Opportunities, and Implications, January 2008
APEC#208-HR-01.1, 22pp
PDF Downloads [150kb]


APEC Workshop on Embedding Entrepreneurship in University Curriculum, July 2008
Reproduced electronically in September 2008
APEC#208-HR-04.2, 346pp
PDF Downloads [16MB]


APEC Workshop on Strengthening Youth Work in the APEC Region, July 2008
Reproduced electronically in September 2008
APEC#208-HR-04.3, 111pp
PDF Downloads [6.4MB]


Corporate Social Responsibility in the Global Supply Chain: An APEC Casebook, December 2007 (Published in March 2008)

APEC#207-HR-01.7, ISBN 978-981-05-9490-9, 276pp
PDF Downloads [2.6MB]


Collaborative Studies on Innovations for Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Different Cultures (II) - Lesson Study focusing on Mathematical Thinking, August 2007 (Published in March 2008)

APEC#208-HR-04.1, 256pp
PDF Downloads [7MB]

2007

Developing Key Performance Indicators and Productivity/ Performance Benchmarks for Performance Based Remuneration Systems Report, August 2007
This report documents the economic development, competitiveness, productivity and wages, performance management systems, performance based remunerations systems and case studies of companies who have implemented such systems. The studies were carried out in selected APEC economies of Australia, Korea, Malaysia and Chinese Taipei.
APEC#207-HR-01.6, 317pp
PDF Downloads [4.1MB]


Enhancement of Quality Assurance Systems in Higher Education in APEC Member Economies, 2007
APEC#207-HR-01.3, ISBN 1-877090-62-X, 101pp
PDF Downloads [1MB]


The New International Architecture in Trade and Investment: Current Status and Implications, March 2007
This project entitled "Capacity Building for the New International Architecture in Trade and Investment" has been carried out as one of activities of APEC to develop a deeper understanding of emerging trends in the international trade regime and, consequently, the need for increased technical capacity for stakeholders preparing to engage with those trends.
APEC#207-HR-01.2, ISBN 978-981-05-7725-4, 188pp
PDF Downloads [1.8MB]



2006

A Collaborative Study on Innovations for Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Different Cultures among APEC Member Economies, June 2006
Reproduced electronically in June 2007
APEC#207-HR-01.4, 200pp
PDF Downloads [2.8MB]


APEC Symposium on Open Source and Open Course for e-Learning, December 2006 (Printed in March 2007)
A compilation of presentations by member economies at the workshop held in Viet Nam, 4-6 December 2006
APEC#207-HR-04.1, 246pp
Files 1-10 - PDF Downloads [Zip, 9MB]
Files 11-20 - PDF Downloads [Zip, 7.8MB]
Files 21-24 - PDF Downloads [Zip, 5.8MB]

2005

Corporate Social Responsiblity in the APEC Region: Current Status and Implications, December 2005

"CSR for the Global Business-What is expected in doing business in Asia" was organized in January 2005 in Tokyo. It hopes to address the issues of developing the capacity of management for effective corporate governance. There are two collection done. One is a compilation of reports both from the Tokyo symposium and workshop, and of highlights from the economy reports. The other is a compilation of full economy papers.
APEC#205-HR-01.2, ISBN981-05-4987-3
Summary Report, 78pp
[PDF Downloads, 3MB]
Full Economy Papers Report, 328pp [PDF Downloads, 14MB]


Capacity Building for a Recycling-Based Economy in APEC, November 2005

The APEC Human Resource Development Capacity Building Network, in collaboration with ABAC, is helping to promote sustained development in the Asia Pacific Region. Through a series of workshops and seminars, APEC experts met to discuss issues, challenges and to share best practices to build capacity for a Recycling-based Economy (RBE) in APEC.
APE#205-HR-01.1, ISBN981-05-4705-6
Final Report, 106pp - PDF Downloads [1.8MB]
Reference Papers:
- Kick-Off Workshop, 419pp [PDF Downloads, 17MB]
- Pattaya Symposium, 354pp [PDF Downloads, 23MB]
- Roundtable Discussion, 325pp [PDF Downloads, 23MB]
- Yinchuan Conference, 275pp [PDF Downloads, 14Mb]

2004

Innovations in Entrepreneur Development, July 2004

This book presents case studies that illustrate entrepreneurs and their entrepreneurial characteristics within the context of the social and economic environment they were working with.
APEC#204-HR-04.1, ISBN981-05-1185-X, 162pp, Price: S$30/US$20 [Out of Print]
PDF Downloads [3.7MB]


Improving the Institute Capacity of Higher Education under Globalization: Joint Schools among APEC, 2004
Reproduced electronically in June 2007
APEC#207-HR-01.5, 183pp
PDF Downloads [520kb]

2003

Seminar Proceedings - on Best Practices and Innovations in the Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics at the Primary School, 2003
Reproduced electronically in June 2007
APEC#207-HR-04.1, 210pp
PDF Downloads [Zip, 12MB]

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2000-2002

9th International Workshop on International Migration and Structural Change in APEC Member Economies, October 2000
The project aims to investigate the relationship between international migration and structural changes in the APEC member economies.
PDF Downloads [58KB]


APEC High Level Meeting on Human Capacity Building, Selected Documents, 2001

A record of the key documents presented at this seminar.
APEC #201-HR-04.1, ISBN 981-04-5020-6, 42pp, Price: S$15/US$10
PDF Downloads [234KB]
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Responding to Change in the Workplace: Innovations in Labour Management Government Cooperation Best Practices Tool Kit, 2000

The guide hopes that practitioners will use the Tool Kit to as guidance in establishing Labour Management Government (LMG) initiatives in their own organizations in a manner that is appropriate for their context.
PDF Downloads [1.4MB]


Summary of Proceedings: Capacity Building Program for Trade and Investment Insurance Practitioners, 2002

The workshop objective was to establish the framework for the major components of the Capacity Building Program for Trade and Investment Insurance.
PDF Downloads [705KB]


The APEC Engineer Manual: The Identification of Substantial Equivalence, 2000
This guide presents the results of intensive negotiations among APEC economies committed to the development of a practical framework to improve mobility for professional engineers.
APEC#00-HR-03.1
PDF Downloads [173KB]

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1999

A Guide to Strengthening Project Management and Performance, January 1999

This guidebook describes a process to help project leaders and participants better manage and measure the performance of projects carried out through Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). The information in this guidebook will help you better complete all the necessary forms required for an APEC project by referring you to the appropriate APEC form (or section of a form).
PDF Downloads [1.7MB]


Conference on Linkages between Paid and Unpaid Work in Human Resource Policy, May 1999

In this conference, its key goal was to illustrate how program and policy effectiveness have been enhanced when linkages between workers' paid and unpaid work are recognized and integrated.
PDF Downloads [2.1MB]


Human Resource Management Symposium on SMEs,
Volume 1 and Volume 2, 1999

The proceedings of this symposium is covered in two volumes. Covered topics such as Globalising HRM for SMEs; Globalising HRM for SMEs; and HRMs for SME in Service Industries.
Vol. 1 - PDF Downloads [11.2MB]
Vol. 2 - PDF Downloads [8.5MB]


Innovative Labour Market Adjustment Policies and Programmes in APEC Member Economies, 1999

This report presents information on innovative labour market policies and programmes in APEC member economies. It has been prepared as an aid to policy makers, in the context of the Asian economic and financial crisis.
APEC #99-HR-01.2, ISBN 0642-414009, 90pp, Price: S$30/US$20
PDF Downloads [390KB]
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Successful Practices in Human Resources Development in the Workplace: Contributions from Labour, Management and Government
APEC #00-HR-04.1, ISBN 1-55058-210-0, Price: S$35 / US$25 [Out of Print]
PDF Downloads [950KB]


The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Labor Markets in the Asia-Pacific Region, 1999
This publication complements the report of the Economic Committee on the Impact of Trade Liberalization in APEC, November 1997. Both studies use simulations of a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model.

The objective of this report is to present the quantitative analysis of the impact of trade liberalization in Asia-Pacific economies on the sectoral allocations of labor demand to compare the impact of liberalization on labor markets in different Asia-Pacific economies.
APEC #99-HR-01.3, ISBN 979-95798-0-5, 126pp, Price: S$20 / US$15
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1998

Global Advantage through People: Human Resource Management Policies and Practices in 10 APEC Economies, 1998
APEC#98-HR-07.4, ISBN 0-86418-570-7, 561pp
Download Erratum [22kb]
PDF Downloads [28MB]


The Human Resources Development Dimension of the Asian Financial Crisis:
Towards the Definition of an APEC Response, 1998

This report summarizes an important dimension of the work to date of the APEC Task Force on the Human Resource and Social Impacts of the Asian Financial Crisis.
APEC #98-HR-04.2, ISBN 0-88763-433-8, 32pp, Price: S$15/US$10
PDF Downloads [1.1MB]
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Trends in Management and Executive Development in the Asia-Pacific
This comparative report provides the findings of a joint research project of the APEC HRD Business Management Network. The goal of the project was to investigate and compare trends in management and executive development in APEC economies.
APEC #98-HR-01.1, ISBN 0-88763-418-4, Price: S$15/US$10
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1997

APEC Education Forum School Based Indicators of Effectiveness and Practices in APEC Members, 1997

This book includes papers from nine member economies submitted to the Symposium on School Based Indicators of Effectiveness in April 1997.
APEC #97-HR-04.4, ISBN 7-5633-2445-3/G, 270pp, Price: Postage Fee
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APEC Education Forum: Utilization of Computer Networks in Schools, 1997
This publication is primarily the result of the third phase of a study on the utilization of computer networks in schools in APEC economies, originally proposed at the 6th APEC Education Forum in Beijing in 1995.
APEC#97-HR-01.7, ISBN 89-8388-027-993370, 264pp, Price: S$20/US$15
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Leadership Development in Small and Medium Enterprises, 1997
This book provides insight into leadership development in SMEs. It will help entrepreneurs to take advantage of the business opportunities created by liberalization of trade and investment in the region.
APEC #97-HR-04.1, ISBN 981-00-9092-7, 78pp, Price: S$26/US$19
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Trade and Investment Insurance Training Program, 1997
The objective of the APEC Trade and Investment Insurance Training Program (TIITP) is to provide training to those who are working or will work with institutions that provide trade and investment insurance so as to develop human resources for the promotion of trade and investment in the Asia and Pacific region.
672pp
PDF Downloads [3.25MB]

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1994-1996

Capacity Building of Human Resources Development of Key Basic Industries in the Asia-Pacific Region

This report provides a summary report which includes the outline of rapid economic development in the Asia-Pacific region over the past 20 years; a general survey of basic industries and their Human Resource development (HRD) situation, identifying HRD problems in the key industries. It also provides a set of policy recommendations for changes and further sustainable development of key industries in the region.
APEC #HRD 05/96, Price: S$38/US$25
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Economic Development Zones Senior Managers Training Project in the Asia-Pacific Region

APEC #05/94,08/95, Price: S$20/US$15
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Marketing Case Studies and a Training Curriculum for SME Managers in the APEC Region, 1996

The curriculum presented here is the result of a year long project sponsored by APEC, and represents the combined efforts of scholars and SME managers from Brunei Darussalam, Japan, Republic of the Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Thailand and the United States. The project examined the situation of SMEs in their economies with special emphasis on the need for management training in the field of marketing strategy.
APEC #96-HR-01.2, ISBN 981-00-8199-7, 182pp, Price: S$35/US$25
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The Role and Status of Women's Human Resources Development in Social and Economic Development of Asia-Pacific Region
This publication presents a collection of reports of the above joint-research project coordinated by the APEC-HRD-NEDM. The purpose of the project is to promote women's participation in the social and economic development of Asia-Pacific region.
APEC#14/95, 160pp, Price: S$15/US$10
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