MGTS3606 TUTORIAL GUIDE

TUTORIAL GUIDESEMESTER 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

Mid-semester Exam: Thursday 23 April (IN CLASS TIME, VENUE TBA)

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 COURSEw/b 9 March

Tutorial discussionIntroduction and general discussion of international employment relations issues.

ReadingCourse 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.

THEME 1: MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN THE MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE

TUTORIAL 2: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL HRMw/b 16 March

Tutorial questions1. What forces are driving the move to global Human Resource Management practices? Use one industry sector to illustrate your answer.2. Discuss two HR activities in which a multinational enterprise (MNE) must engage that would not be required in a domestic environment.3. What are the variables that moderate differences between domestic and international HR practices?

ReadingDowling et al (2013), Chapter 1

TUTORIAL 3: INTERNATIONAL HRM FUNCTIONS (i) Staffing International Operations/ Recruitment & selectionw/b 23 March

Tutorial questions1. What are the benefits and limitations of the use by companies of expatriate managers and professionals in economically developing countries (e.g. PNG, Vietnam)? Pick one country to illustrate your argument.2. How can the strategic disposition of a company influence its international strategic HR decisions? 3. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of a polycentric approach to international staffing? (debate).4. Why is an ad hoc approach to international staffing invariably a dysfunctional strategy for MNEs?5. What are the most important criteria MNEs should use when selecting expat staff for overseas postings? 6. What is the significance of dual career couples for the posting of expatriates in MNEs?

ReadingDowling et al (2013), Chapter 5Marston, R. (2011): The new job that means relocating your life, BBC News Business, 11 December 2011, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16067150

TUTORIAL 4: INTERNATIONAL HRM FUNCTIONS (ii) Training & Development w/b 30 March

Exam guidance.Provisional formation of groups for tute presentations.

Tutorial questions1. What are some of the challenges faced in training expatriate managers?2. Why is the training of host country nationals such an important issue for MNEs working in developing countries?3. Assume that you are the human resources manager of an Australian multinational technology service company. In an attempt to develop future senior general managers with international experience, it has been decided to move middle managers between branches in the Asia Pacific region. All your managers have competent English. However none has worked abroad.Recognising that there will be individual differences in all managers and that we should avoid stereotypes, what training would you initially consider for: an Anglo-Australian (PCN) manager moving to a non-Anglophone country in Asia (exact country can be picked by group)? a manager from Asia (as above) moving to Australia?4. What role can international assignments play in developing individual talent and cultivating an international management team?Core ReadingDowling et al (2013), Chapter 7.

Further readingHarzing, A-W and Pinnington, A. (eds) (2011): International Human Resource Management, Sage, London, 3rd edition, Chapter 11 [[HF5549.5.E45.I577 2011] [hereafter Harzing and Pinnington (2011)].

Week beginning 6 April: EASTER BREAK

TUTORIAL 5: INTERNATIONAL HRM FUNCTIONS (iii) Compensation and remunerationw/b 13 AprilCENSUS WEEK for determining eligibility for group presentation (minimum attendance requirement = 3 tutes out of the first 5).Final allocation of students to groups for tutorial presentations and review of tutorial presentation requirements.Exam guidance.

Tutorial questions1. What should be the main objectives of international compensation policies?2. Are there differences in salary compensation consideration for PCNs and TCNs? Cite reasons either for such differences or for the absence of differences.3. In order to maintain a sense of equity when posting expatriates to operations in developing nations, MNEs should always use the going rate approach when determining expatriate compensation packages. Discuss. 4. Why might a one size fits all approach not be best for determining compensation packages for expatriate staff? What considerations should the HR manager take into account when devising an appropriate mix?5. What compensation issues arise when repatriating staff from developing countries back to head office?

Core readingDowling et al (2013), Chapter 8.

Further readingHarzing and Pinnington (2011), Chapter 14.

Mercer Consulting quality of living index: http://www.mercer.com/qualityofliving?siteLanguage=100Mercer 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 WORKPLACEw/b 27 April

Tutorial questions1. 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/publication/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-20111104-1mzsh.html.

Case studiesKwek, G. (2014): Toyota shutdown highlights shift to services, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 February 2014, http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/toyota-shutdown-highlights-shift-to-services-20140211-32fqj.htmlGibson, 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/qatar-world-cup-worker-amnesty-reportPomfret, 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-protest-idUSBREA0I04I20140119.Elmer, D. (2013): Cambodias textile workers hang by a thread under Chinese bosses, South China Morning Post, 27 July 2013, http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1291466/cambodias-textile-workers-hang-thread-under-chinese-bosses

TUTORIAL 7: INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF THE GLOBAL WORKPLACEw/b 4 May

Tutorial questions1. 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 readingDowling 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=TSM201311260145;res=TVNEWS

Further readingThe 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 studiesABC Four Corners (2015): Apples broken promises, 2 March 2015, at: http://search.informit.com.au.ezproxy.library.uq.edu.au/browseMediaTitle;title=219;res=TVNEWSDuhigg, 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-ipad-and-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-conditions-shame-westKan, 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.htmlDeutsche Welle (2013): Cambodian garment workers demand higher wages, 30 December 2013, http://www.dw.de/cambodian-garment-workers-demand-higher-wages/a-17330628

THEME 3: REGULATION OF THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE: COUNTRY STUDY GROUP PRESENTATIONS

TUTORIAL 8: LABOUR RELATIONS IN A NEO-LIBERAL ENVIRONMENT: UNITED STATESw./b 11 May

Core readingBamber et al (2011): Chapter 3: `Employment Relations in the United States of America.

Further readingMishel, L., J. Bivens, E. Gould and H. Shierholz (2012): The State of Working America, 12th edition, www.stateofworkingamerica.org/subjects/overview/?readerBronfenbrenner, K. (2009): No holds barred: the intensification of employer opposition to organizing, Economic Policy Institute, Briefing Paper 235, http://www.epi.org/publication/bp235/Sustar, L. (2013): The state of the US working class - Part 1: Labor in an era of recession and austerity, International Socialist Review, issue 88, http://isreview.org/issue/88/state-us-working-class-part-1 Greenhouse, S. (2013): Our economic pickle, New York Times, 13 January 2013, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/sunday-review/americas-productivity-climbs-but-wages-stagnate.html?_r=1&

TUTORIAL 9: LABOUR RELATIONS UNDER COMPANY DOMINANCE: JAPANw/b 18 May

Core readingBamber et al (2011), Chapter 10: `Employment Relations in Japan'.

Further readingSuzuki, H. (2010): Employment relations in Japan: recent changes under global competition and recession, Journal of Industrial Relations, 52 (3), 387-401.Assman, S. and Maslow, S. (2010): Dispatched and displaced: rethinking employment and welfare protection in Japan, The Asia-Pacific Journal, 15-3-10, 12 April 2010, at http://www.japanfocus.org/-Sebastian-Maslow/3342.Pudelko, M. (2009): The end of Japanese-style management?, Long Range Planning, 42, pp. 439-62.Ogoshi, Y. (2006): Current Japanese employment practices and industrial relations: the transformation of permanent employment and seniority-based wage system, Asian Business and Management, 5, 469-85

TUTORIAL 10: LABOUR RELATIONS UNDER CONDITIONS OF REPRESSION AND LIBERALISATION: SOUTH KOREA w/b 25 May

Exam advice

Core readingBamber et al (2011), Chapter 11: `Employment Relations in South Korea'

Further reading: Lee, J. (2011): Between Fragmentation and Centralization: South Korean Industrial Relations in Transition, British Journal of Industrial Relations, 49 (4), pp. 767-91.Han, C., Jang, J. and Kim, S. (2010): Social dialogue and industrial relations in South Korea: Has the tripartite commission been successful?, Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 51 (3), pp. 288-303.Kong, T. (2012): Cooperation in Unlikely Settings: The Rise of Cooperative Labor Relations Among Leading South Korean Firms, Politics and Society, 40 (3), 425-52.

TUTORIAL 11: LABOUR RELATIONS UNDER STATE-IMPOSED CORPORATISM: CHINAw/b 1 June

Exam advice

Core readingBamber et al (2011), Chapter 12: Employment Relations in China.

Further readingCooke, F. (2011), The enactment of three new labour laws in China: Unintended consequences and the emergence of new actors in employment relations, in Lee, S. and McCann, D. (2011): Regulating for Decent Work: new directions in labour market regulation, International Labour Office, Geneva, pp. 180-205 (available as an EBook on UQ Library website).Friedman, E. (2012): Getting through the hard times together? Chinese workers and unions respond to the economic crisis, Journal of Industrial Relations, 54 (4), pp. 459-75.Chan, K-C and Hui, S-L (2012): The dynamics and dilemma of workplace trade union reform in China: the case of the Honda workers strike, Journal of Industrial Relations, 54 (5), 653-68.Malila, J. (2007): The great look forward: Chinas HR revolution, China Business Review, 34 (4), pp. 16-19. See also the website China Labour Bulletin: http://www.clb.org.hk/en/. See for example Frequently asked questions about labour relations in China, and Searching for the union: The workers movement in China, 2011-13.

And a final reading which reviews developments in collective bargaining in recent years. Relevant to material covered in the final lecture:

Hayter, S., Fashoyin, T. and Kochan, T. (2011): Collective bargaining for the 21st century, Journal of Industrial Relations, 53 (2), pp. 225-47.

Tom Bramble, Course Coordinator3 March 20156

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