166-448 Globalisation and Workplace Change in Australia

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Prerequisites

Admission to fourth-year Political Science.

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Subject Description

The subject examines the significant shifts in work, career, management and workplace organisation which have occurred in the public and private spheres in the past ten years, including: unemployment and underemployment, broadbanding and multi-skilling, total quality management, industrial and EEO democracy, performance evaluation and managerialism, contracting and privatisation. The aims of this subject are: to equip students to analyse and explain contemporary practices in workplace organisation and management; to identify and explain those changes most likely to influence public policy making; to investigate the impact of economic rationalism, managerialism and agency theory; to examine the influence of privatisation, corporatisation and contacting in public organisations; to identify and examine recent trends in the industrial relations system; to provide a framework for understanding Total Quality Management, Benchmarking, and Performance Improvement schemes; to provide students with the skills and methods necessary for the completion of advanced research projects in this field.

Assessment

Written work totalling 6000 words.