MGX5610 - Work and employment relations in a global context

Leader(s): Dr Jagjit Plahe

Offered

Caulfield Second semester 2009 (Evening)

Synopsis

This unit examines national differences in work and employment practices, the historical, economic, political and cultural factors associated with these differences, and their implications for global business and other stakeholders, particularly in the Asia Pacific region. It assesses the impact of globalisation on work and employment in different national contexts, with a particular focus on the Asian economies. Topics include: internationalisation and global production systems, divergence and convergence in national systems of employment relations in European, Anglophone and Asian countries, labour management practices in multi-national enterprises, corporate social responsibility and labour standards, regulatory and institutional differences governing the management of labour.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• analyse key characteristics of different national systems of employment relations
• assess competing models of employment relations systems
• evaluate competing theoretical explanations for diversity in national systems of

• identify the implications of employment relations for the management of labour in

• identify the effects of different national systems on labour market outcomes and

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%

Contact hours

3 hours per week