Analysis of Contemporary Media Reporting on the World of Work

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Work in a Global Society

Topic 12 Tutorial – Management and the Future of Work

Week 12: Reflecting on Course Learnings

The Emergence of a global capitalist society

challenges to democratic capitalism

the characteristics of waged labour and employment

Fragmentation of the firm

Outsourcing/offshoring/franchising

Deindustrialisation

Fragmentation of employment

The ‘gig’ economy

Casualisation

Rapid technological change and uncertainty

Seeming widespread exploitation

Migrant workers

International students

Enhanced managerial control

The rise of corporate social responsibility and opportunities to improve labour standards?

Changing skill requirements and the ‘enterprising-self’

What have you taken away from this course?

What have you acquired by doing this course?

Knowledge?

Skills?

Other?

Are there areas we could do better? Other topics we should cover?

Knowledge?

Skills?

Other?

What should be the role of the business school and management education?

Let’s compare two contrasting views:

Parker, M (2018) Why we should bulldoze the business school’, The Guardian , 27 April

Admati, A. (2019) ‘How Business Schools Can Help Restore Trust in Capitalism’ Harvard Business Review September 03

Interview with Martin Parker: Do you agree with Martin Parker’s assessment of business schools?

According to Admati, business schools can help restore trust in capitalism Do you agree with this argument? Should this be the role of the business school?