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Undergraduate Course: International and Comparative Employment Relations (BUST10026)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryAn integrated overview of the ways in which the world of employment relations is becoming increasingly internationalised. Three levels of analysis are provided: diversity among national systems; examination of the growing influence of the EU and other regional trade blocks; and the concept of "globalisation" from a variety of employment perspectives. Specific topics discussed within this framework include developments in international human resource strategy, "Japanisation", globalisation and labour standards, and prospects for international unionism. A critique of the convergence thesis constitutes the chief integrative theme.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Organisation Studies (BUST08011) OR Managing Employment Relations (BUST08010) OR International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A (BUST08008)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesA pass in Organisation Studies (BUST08011) OR
Managing Employment Relations (BUST08010) OR
International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A (BUST08008) equivalents


Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
The course aims to provide students with knowledge and understanding of a number of key issues and debates:

- The divergent characteristics of national employment relations systems, and the sources of such diversity.
- The regulatory influence of regional trade blocks, including the EU.
- Transnational diffusion of employment practices and the convergence thesis.
- The concept of a global labour market and impact of globalisation upon labour standards.
- Evolving international HRM strategies.
- Evolving global strategies of organised labour.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.webct.ed.ac.uk/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsICER
Contacts
Course organiserMr Colin Duncan
Tel: (0131 6)50 3810
Email: Colin.Duncan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Paul Kydd
Tel: (0131 6)50 3824
Email: Paul.Kydd@ed.ac.uk
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