Assignment: Work in Global Society
SECTION A: Short Answers
In the exam you will be provided eight of the 14 concepts found below. You will be expected to answer four out of the eight concepts.
For each of the four concepts you will be expected to provide:
a. a definition of the term; and
b. discuss how the concept assists us in understanding the changing nature ofwork and/or employment.
a. Varieties of capitalism
b. Pyramid sub-contracting
c. The precariat
d. The Global Compact
e. Franchising
f. Technocracy
g. Exploitation
h. Bureaucratic control
i. Decent work
j. Uberization
k. Neo-liberalism
l. Skills shortage
m. Technical versus non-technical skills
n. The flexible firm
o. gig economy
SECTION B: Essay Questions
In the exam you will be provides four out of the following eight essay questions.
Students will be expected to answer two out of the four questions.
Your answers should be in essay format. Each essay question is worth 30 marks (30+30=60 marks)
Your answers should be in essay format.
(Provide good answers and no more than half page for each questions)
a. Does management practice have any relationship to the type of society we have become?
b. What are the risks and opportunities of work in the ‘gig economy'? What would be the challenges in particular from a worker's perspective?
c. How has business contributed to global instability?
d. In what ways is precariousness becoming the new normality in globalised labour markets and what are the implications of this development for workers and workers rights?
e. How has outsourcing and offshoring impacted on workers and employment?
f. How has restructuring and deindustrialisation impacted on workers, communities and business?
g. Has management's use of surveillance reshaped workplace control?
h. Is Australia doing enough to stop the exploitation of migrant workers?
- If yes, explain what has been effective in addressing the mistreatment of migrant workers.
- If not, explain what is needed to prevent migrant workers from being mistreated in the labour market.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.