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Managing the Workforce: International Perspectives

Explore strategic HR/IR choices and recent developments in global workforce management through country presentations. Get insights into workforce influence, unions, collective bargaining, and more. Lessons for Canada's HRM/IR system.

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Managing the Workforce: International Perspectives

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  1. Managing the Workforce:International Perspectives COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS Dr. Yonatan Reshef

  2. BEFORE YOU BEGINSTEP ONE • SEE ME AT LEAST ONCE, NO LATER THAN ONE WEEK BEFORE YOUR PRESENTATION IS DUE • DISTRIBUTE YOUR PRESENTATION OUTLINE ONE WEEK BEFORE YOUR PRESENTATION IS DUE

  3. BEFORE YOU BEGINSTEP TWO • ON THE DAY OF YOUR PRESENTATION, MEET IN CLASS AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE WE START • SET UP THE COMPUTER • SET UP FOOD, ARTIFACTS, ETC. • IF NECESSARY, REARRANGE THE CLASS

  4. STEP THREE • INTRODUCE THE GROUP MEMBERS • SET THE AGENDA/PLAN FOR THE NEXT 90 MINUTES

  5. BASIC FACTS • MAP • SIZE OF POPULATION • SIZE OF COUNTRY • LANGUAGE(S) • CAPITAL • RELIGION • ETHNIC GROUPS • EU MEMBER – ALL BUT JAPAN • EMU – ONLY FRANCE AND GERMANY • LITERACY • LIFE EXPECTANCY

  6. HISTORY • IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HRM/IR SYSTEM • GERMANY • JAPAN • SWEDEN • 1932 - ELECTION OF THE S.D. PARTY WW II

  7. THE SETTING • ECONOMIC • UNEMPLOYMENT RATES/TRENDS • EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS • WORKFORCE SIZE • MAIN EXPORTS/IMPORTS • MAIN TRADE PARTNERS • EXCHANGE RATE

  8. THE SETTING • POLITICAL • THE MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES • GOVERNMENT PARTY • GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN IR/HRM AND THE NOTION OF VOLUNTARISM

  9. THE SETTING • LEGAL • RELEVANT (IR/HRM) LEGISLATION • THE EVOLUTION OF THIS LEGISLATION • THE ROLE OF UNIONS IN LABOR LEGISLATION

  10. THE SETTING • SOCIAL • IS SOCIETY HOMOGENEOUS? • THE POLITICAL CULTURE • GERMANY • FRANCE • CANADA: ALBERTA VS. ONTARIO • CLASS STRUCTURE • OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY • GENDER ISSUES • GENERAL: GEERT HOFSTEDE. 1984 (2ND ED.). CULTURE’S CONSEQUENCES. SAGE.

  11. THE SETTING • TIME • 30 MINUTES • PRESENTATION OPTIONS • FRONTAL LECTURING • A GUIDED TOUR • FOREIGN STUDENTS • EXHIBITS • A REVIEW QUIZ

  12. THE HR/IR SYSTEMSTRATEGIC CHOICES • HRM FLOW • RECRUITING • TRAINING • RETAINING • EXITING • VOLUNTARY • MANDATORY • FORCED • LAYOFFS • DISCIPLINARY

  13. THE HR/IR SYSTEM STRATEGIC CHOICES • REWARD AND RECOGNITION • MONETARY • PAYMENT SYSTEM • INCENTIVE PROGRAMS; BONUSES • NON-MONETARY • RECOGNIZING HIGH-PERFORMERS • DEALING WITH LOW-PERFORMERS

  14. THE HRM/IR SYSTEM STRATEGIC CHOICES • WORKER INFLUENCE • PASSIVE (SURVEYS) VS. DIRECT CHANNELS OF REPRESENTATION (JOINT COMMITTEES) • AD-HOC (FOCUS GROUPS) VS. CONTINUOUS (QUALITY CIRCLES) • VOICE VS. DECISION MAKING POWER

  15. THE HRM/IR SYSTEM STRATEGIC CHOICES • WORK DESIGN • TASKS: BROAD VS. NARROW • TRADITIONAL VS. TEAMWORK • SKILLED VS. UNSKILLED • SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT VS. HPWS

  16. THE HRM/IR SYSTEM • UNIONS • MAIN UNIONS • UNIONIZATION LEVELS • UNION GROWTH AND DECLINE • INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICS • ROLE IN THE WORKPLACE • CHALLENGES TO UNIONS • UNION RESPONSES TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

  17. THE HRM/IR SYSTEM • COLLECTIVE BARGAINING • STRUCTURE • SWEDEN VS. UK • AGENDA • NARROW, ECONOMIC VS. BROAD, POLITICAL • IMPORTANCE TO LOCAL/NATIONAL HRM • CANADA VS. GERMANY

  18. THE HRM/IR SYSTEM • STRIKES • FREQUENCY • VOLUME (WORKDAYS LOST) • SCOPE (WORKERS INVOLVED) • FORM • JAPAN • FRANCE

  19. THE HRM/IR SYSTEM • TIME • 40 MINUTES • PRESENTATION OPTIONS • FRONTAL • INTERVIEWS • CASE STUDY(IES)

  20. CURRENT EVENTS(LAST FIVE YEARS) • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE HRM/IR SYSTEM • TIME • 5-10 MINUTES • PRESENTATION OPTIONS • FRONTAL

  21. LESSONS FOR CANADA • WHY IS THERE NO … IN CANADA? • WHAT PRACTICES/INSTITUTIONS WOULD YOU LIKE TO “IMPORT” TO CANADA? • CAN IT BE DONE? WHY? • WHAT SHOULD “YOUR COUNTRY” TAKE FROM CANADA? • TIME • 5-10 MINUTES • PRESENTATION OPTIONS • FRONTAL • Q&A

  22. THE PRESENTATION CORE

  23. GENERAL • TWO 5-MINUTE BREAKS • FOOD • VIDEOS/CASE STUDIES • ARTIFACTS • REMEMBER, YOU CANNOT PRESENT EVERYTHING IN 90 MINUTES • CLASS DISCUSSION

  24. GENERAL • TIME YOURSELVES • BE ORGANIZED • MAKE SURE THAT CASES/VIDEOS ARE WELL INTEGRATED INTO THE GENERAL PRESENTATION • KEEP THE FLOW/SMOOTH TRANSITIONS • PACKAGING VS. SUBSTANCE

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