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

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

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

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

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

6. 6 HISTORY IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HRM/IR SYSTEM 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. 7 THE SETTING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC –UNEMPLOYMENT RATES/TRENDS –EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS –WORKFORCE SIZE –MAIN EXPORTS/IMPORTS –MAIN TRADE PARTNERS –EXCHANGE RATE

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

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

10. 10 THE SETTING SOCIAL 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 (2 ND ED.). CULTURE’S CONSEQUENCES. SAGE.

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

12. 12 THE HR/IR SYSTEM STRATEGIC CHOICES HRM FLOW HRM FLOW –RECRUITING –TRAINING –RETAINING –EXITING »VOLUNTARY »MANDATORY »FORCED LAYOFFS LAYOFFS DISCIPLINARY DISCIPLINARY

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

14. 14 THE HRM/IR SYSTEM STRATEGIC CHOICES WORKER INFLUENCE 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. 15 THE HRM/IR SYSTEM STRATEGIC CHOICES WORK DESIGN WORK DESIGN –TASKS: BROAD VS. NARROW –TRADITIONAL VS. TEAMWORK –SKILLED VS. UNSKILLED –SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT VS. HPWS

16. 16 THE HRM/IR SYSTEM UNIONS 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. 17 THE HRM/IR SYSTEM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING –STRUCTURE »SWEDEN VS. UK –AGENDA »NARROW, ECONOMIC VS. BROAD, POLITICAL –IMPORTANCE TO LOCAL/NATIONAL HRM »CANADA VS. GERMANY

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

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

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

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

22. 22 THE PRESENTATION CORE COUNTRY COUNTRYCORE ENGLAND VOLUNTARISM VOLUNTARISM GOV. INVOLVEMENT IN HRM/IR GOV. INVOLVEMENT IN HRM/IR SWEDEN SWEDISH MODEL SWEDISH MODEL GERMANY CO-DETERMINATION CO-DETERMINATION FRANCE PATERNALISM PATERNALISM WEAK LABOR INSTITUTIONS WEAK LABOR INSTITUTIONS SLOW LEGAL DEVELOPMENT SLOW LEGAL DEVELOPMENT JAPAN LIFE-TIME EMPLOYMENT LIFE-TIME EMPLOYMENT SENIORITY-BASED PAY SYSTEM SENIORITY-BASED PAY SYSTEM ENTERPRISE UNIONS ENTERPRISE UNIONS

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

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