Work and Employment in a Globalized Era: An Asia Pacific Focus

by Debrah,Yaw A.; Debrah,Yaw A.

• ISBN13: 9780714651354
• ISBN10: 0714651354
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

As the process of globalization intensifies and as we become increasingly conscious of the global dimensions of human existence, the case for developing norms that are global in reach and application also becomes stronger. Yet the human race still exhibits a marked diversity of culture, belief and value. This collection of essays explores the problems involved in combining norms that apply to all humanity with sensitivity to, and respect for, people's cultural differences. Among the many issues that the authors address are the following: can we and should we treat the human race as belonging to a single global community analogous in character to the political communities that we call states? must the doctrine of human rights ride roughshod over cultural differences or can it accommodate those differences? does the idea of human rights itself have a genuinely universal status or is it no more than a local prejudice with global pretensions? and should we treat individuals or groups andcommunities as the relevant claimants when we devise global norms?

Table of Contents

Introduction: Globalization and the Workplace in Pacific Asia	1	(20)
Yaw A. Debrah
Ian G. Smith
Globalization and Confrontation: The Transformation of the Australian Coal Industry	21	(25)
Peter Waring
Duncan MacDonald
John Burgess
Australian Trade Unions' Responses to Human Resource Management Initiatives in a Globalized Era	46	(25)
Peter Holland
Lindsay Nelson
Cathy Fisher
Labour Responses to Globalization: The Australian Experience	71	(34)
Bernard McKenna
Cross-Cultural Diversity, Leadership and Workplace Relations in Australia	105	(20)
Dianne Lewis
Erica French
Thipaphone Phetmany
Expatriate Academics in a Globalized Era: The Beginnings of an Untold Story?	125	(26)
Julia Richardson
Globalized New Public Management and its Impact on Scientific Research Activity in New Zealand	151	(20)
Steve McKenna
Globalization, Economic Crisis and Employment Practices: Lessons from a Large Malaysian Islamic Institution	171	(28)
Pawan Budhwar
Khairul Fadzil
Global Competitive Pressures, Labour Market and Employment Issues in the Japanese Service Sector	199	(16)
Yoko Sano
Globalization, Economic Development and the Reliance on Guanxi as a Job Search Strategy for Chinese Students	215	(24)
Cheng Soo May
Conclusion: Globalization, Work and Employment - Asia Pacific Experiences in Retrospect	239	(16)
Ian G. Smith
Yaw A. Debrah
Notes on Contributors	255	(4)
Index	259