need simple answers Question 1-----> part A&B. No more than half page for Question 2
Work in Global Society Exam Guide ( Sem 2 2019)
The exam is worth 40 percent of the total assessment for the course. It will consist of two sections:
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 of work and/or employment.
.Each concept/short answer is worth 10 marks
((10+10+10+10=40 marks)
( need simple answers and simple concept that will assists us in understanding the changing nature of work 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.
( please 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.