Presenting a framework for understanding the corporate strategy-public policy interface as it relates to human capital management, this unique text treats legal systems as factors that must be actively managed in the firm’s larger pursuit of international competitive advantage. It provides readers with the most comprehensive description to date of the role that transnational, regional and national institutions play in the evolution of domestic employment regulation and international labour standards, and discusses the opportunities that employers have to influence their form and application. High-profile news events from around the world are utilized to illustrate key concepts, offering unique insights into the regulatory environment that MNEs face when managing an international work force. Taking an applied approach to the subject of labour-market regulation on six continents, this book is a valuable reference for students and practitioners alike in the fields of HRM, business management and law.
Author(s): G. Florkowski
Edition: 1
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 288
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Series-Title......Page 3
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Illustrations......Page 10
Tables......Page 11
Boxes......Page 12
Legal Systems in Action......Page 13
Foreword......Page 14
Abbrevlations......Page 16
1. Global legal systems and the employment relationship......Page 18
2. Global institutions and the evolution of employment regulation......Page 49
3. Regional institutions and the evolution of employment regulation......Page 88
4. National institutions and the evolution of employment regulation......Page 122
5. The state and Industrial relations in global perspective......Page 151
6. Managing domestic and transnational political behavior......Page 184
7. Managing global legal systems for competitive advantage......Page 204
Appendix A: Key ministries and agencies for industrial relations and equal employment opportunities, select countries......Page 215
Appendix B: Supplemental tables: equal employment opportunity, economic security and income security laws, select countries......Page 219
Notes......Page 243
Bibliography......Page 252
Internet resources......Page 277
Index......Page 279
