Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
SEMESTER 1 2015
REQUIRED TEXT
Dowling, P., Festing, M. and Engle, A. (2013): International Human Resource Management, 6th
edition, Cengage Learning, London [HF5549.5.E45.D69 2013] [hereafter Dowling et al
(2013)].
RECOMMENDED TEXT
Bamber, G., Lansbury, R. and Wailes, N. (eds) (2011): International and Comparative Employment
Relations, 5th edition, Allen and Unwin, Melbourne. [HD6971 I56 2011] [hereafter Bamber
et al (2011)].
Where identified, the Required and Recommended Texts should be your first port of call.
JOURNAL ARTICLES & BOOK CHAPTERS
For more information on the subject matter, students are encouraged also to check out the relevant
journal articles, news items and book chapters identified in the reading list for each tutorial. You
may find these on the Library course catalogue in the usual way.
CORE READING AND FURTHER READING
In some cases a distinction is made between Core reading and Further reading. The first is
recommended to all students; the latter is for students who are making a presentation on the topic or
who are considering writing an exam question or assignment on the relevant topic.
IMPORTANT DATES
Tutorial presentations begin from Tute 8. Students should note the attendance requirement:
three out of the first five tutorials.
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TUTORIAL 1: INTRODUCTION TO TUTORIALS, PLUS OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE
w/b 9 March
Tutorial discussion
Introduction and general discussion of international employment relations issues.
Reading
Course profile.
General advice for tutorials 2-7: it is not intended that tutorials will cover every one of the
following questions every week. Each week, your tutor will identify a selection from the list for that
week, depending on what they believe to be the most useful questions for the relevant class. Note
also that there is often no right answer to these questions, and so there are no model answers
provided.
Core reading
Dowling et al (2013), Chapter 8.
Further reading
Harzing and Pinnington (2011), Chapter 14.
Mercer Consulting quality of living index:
http://www.mercer.com/qualityofliving?siteLanguage=100
Mercer Consulting Cost of Living index:
http://www.mercer.com/costofliving?siteLanguage=100
23 APRIL: MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM (NO MGTS3606 TUTES OR LECTURES THIS
WEEK)
THEME 2: THE EMERGING GLOBAL WORKPLACE
TUTORIAL 6: THE EMERGING GLOBAL WORKPLACE
w/b 27 April
Tutorial questions
1. How has the process of globalisation affected labour markets for different types of worker
(skilled/ unskilled etc.)?
2. In what ways have labour markets been affected unevenly according to continent, country or
region (e.g. urban/rural)?
3. How has globalisation affected the relative power of business and labour, and why? What
impact has the economic crisis had on the power of trade unions?
4. Is globalisation a useful concept to describe recent trends in international business?
Reading
Dowling et al (2013), pp. 253-59.
Gorg, H. (2011): Globalization, offshoring and jobs, Chapter 1, in Bacchetta, M. and Jansen, M.
(eds): Making Globalisation Socially Sustainable, ILO-WTO, Geneva,
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/@publ/documents/publicat
ion/wcms_144904.pdf.
Lamont, L. and Washington, S. (2011): Offshoring: coming soon to a job near you, Weekend
Business, Sydney Morning Herald, 5-6 November 2011, at
http://www.smh.com.au/business/offshoring-coming-soon-to-a-job-near-you-201111041mzsh.html.
Case studies
Kwek, G. (2014): Toyota shutdown highlights shift to services, Sydney Morning Herald, 11
February 2014, http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/toyota-shutdown-highlightsshift-to-services-20140211-32fqj.html
Gibson, O. (2013): Qatar 2022 World Cup workers 'treated like cattle', Amnesty report finds, The
Guardian, 17 November 2013, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/17/qatarworld-cup-worker-amnesty-report
Pomfret, James (2014): Thousands rally for Indonesian maid ill-treated in Hong Kong, Reuters, 19
January 2014, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/19/us-hongkong-maid-protestidUSBREA0I04I20140119.
Elmer, D. (2013): Cambodias textile workers hang by a thread under Chinese bosses, South
China Morning Post, 27 July 2013,
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http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1291466/cambodias-textile-workers-hang-threadunder-chinese-bosses
TUTORIAL 7: INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE
w/b 4 May
Tutorial questions
1. What impact has globalisation had on the economic role of governments and established
processes of domestic labour regulation?
2. How do the activities of the World Trade Organisation affect the global workplace?
3. What is the role of the International Labour Organisation and how successful has it been?
Judged by what criteria?
4. What responsibility do Western companies have for labour conditions in companies in their
respective supply chains? Should cost always come first?
Core reading
Dowling et al (2013), Chapter 9, pp. 246-53, 259-60.
Bamber et al (2011), Chapter 1, pp.25-33.
UN Global Compact (2013): Human Rights and Business Dilemmas Forum: Living Wage,
http://human-rights.unglobalcompact.org/dilemmas/living-wage/
Quinlan, M. and Sheldon, P. (2011): The Enforcement of Minimum Labour Standards in an Era of
Neo-Liberal Globalisation: An Overview, The Economic and Labour Relations Review,
Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 532.
SBS Dateline (2013): Fashion victims [on the clothing industry in Bangladesh], 26 November
2013, available at:
http://search.informit.com.au.ezproxy.library.uq.edu.au/documentSummary;dn=TSM201311
260145;res=TVNEWS
Further reading
The International Labour Organisation provides more information about labour standards at:
http://www.ilo.org/global/standards/introduction-to-international-labour-standards/lang-en/index.htm
Some case studies
ABC Four Corners (2015): Apples broken promises, 2 March 2015, at:
http://search.informit.com.au.ezproxy.library.uq.edu.au/browseMediaTitle;title=219;res=TV
NEWS
Duhigg, C. and Barboza, D. (2012): In China, human costs are built into an IPad, New York Times,
25 January 2012, at https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/business/ieconomy-apples-ipadand-the-human-costs-for-workers-in-china.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all.
Batty, David (2013): Call for urgent labour reform after Observer reveals construction workers face
destitution, internment and deportation [Abu Dhabi], The Observer, 22 December 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/22/abu-dhabi-migrant-workers-conditionsshame-west
Kan, M. (2013): Workers strike at Foxconn supplier in China, Macworld, 13 January 2013,
http://www.macworld.com.au/news/workers-strike-at-foxconn-supplier-in-china-84414/
Al Jazeera (2013): Factories ablaze as Bangladesh workers rally, 23 September 2013,
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/09/2013923143139644553.html
Deutsche Welle (2013): Cambodian garment workers demand higher wages, 30 December 2013,
http://www.dw.de/cambodian-garment-workers-demand-higher-wages/a-17330628