Economic Restructuring and the Role of Foreign Workers in the 1980s: The Case of Germany

1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 1435-1453 ◽  
Author(s):  
P N Jones
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
German Economy ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Foreign Population ◽  
Core Areas ◽  
Foreign Work ◽  
The Impact

A growing body of literature suggests that the new forms of economic activity associated with post-Fordist restructuring offer limited opportunities for the types of unskilled and semiskilled jobs associated with the employment of foreign workers in Western Europe. In this paper this proposition is tested by examining the impact of economic restructuring on West Germany's foreign work force in the 1980s. With data for the socially insured section of the employed population it is demonstrated that male foreign workers in particular have been differentially and adversely affected across the entire range of manufacturing and construction industries, with a gradual replacement of foreign by indigenous workers. Contraction of employment in these crucial sectors was only partially compensated by a limited expansion of employment for mainly female foreign workers in selected service activities. The analysis also indicates that this general retreat of foreign labour has been mediated by regional differences in overall economic performance, expressed in a widening north-south divide and a growing focus on core areas of foreign population. It is concluded that the German economy in the post-Fordist phase has witnessed a further marginalisation of its foreign work force, long seen as a ‘structural necessity’.

Impulsion of Information Technology on Human Resource Practices

2017 ◽  
pp. 231-254
Author(s):  
ChandraSekhar Patro
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Dynamic Growth ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
Role Of It ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

In recent years, adoption of Information Technology (IT) mechanism has had an intense effect on Human Resources (HR) processes and practices. IT has revolutionized the way in which the organizations execute their day-to-day activities, particularly in the HRM domain, where technology has redefined the way in which HR departments perform their operational, relational and transformational functions. Organizations have realized the emergent value of using IT in leveraging their Human Resource functions and the way they function in the market. Today the organizations are facing more challenges than they ever did due to the rapid and dynamic growth of e-businesses which has lead companies to seek greater opportunities to run HR functions more effectively by implementing technology in the HRM. The chapter provides a conceptual framework on the role of IT in HRM. It examines the impact of technology on HR practices and the factors influencing the effectiveness of human resource dashboards. It also investigates the effect of technology on organizational and work force productivity.

scholarly journals Knowledge Management - A Necessity For The Training Of Future Specialists Of The Sustainable Entreprises

2015 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-93
Author(s):  
Ionela Magdalena Rotaru
Keyword(s):  
Specific Area ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Common Denominator ◽  
Performance Limits ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
The Common ◽  
Fierce Competition ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The world we are living in is shaped by what is a reality for years already: globalisation of economy. The lack of borders makes the impact that technology has on society to be a major one. The virtual world so accessible today is not just about new markets, access to cheaper work force, work online but also fierce competition. The common denominator of most efforts in the area of industry is performance. Limits continuously moving willingness to pay for products that delineate the performance delivered be the same range. Here too we can see the role of the education. For example, Landes1 shows that both knowledge and know-how are the ones that determine how well off societies are. The education of engineers is therefore critical to every nation to ensure the prosperity of its citizens. This paper here intends to approach the educational process of the engineering specific area of knowledge from the management perspective. The training process becomes sustainable in accordance with the requirements of the future: trained specialists for sustainable enterprises.

scholarly journals The Role of the Polish Private Equity Sector in the CEE Region

2019 ◽  
pp. 131-142
Author(s):  
Jacek Grzywacz ◽  
Ewa Jagodzińska-Komar
Keyword(s):  
Private Equity ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Equity Market ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Equity Funds ◽  
Private Equity Funds ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the article is to analyse the position of the Polish private equity sector as a leading player in the CEE region and to assess the impact of these funds on economic development. It has been pointed out that the fund sector is operating in an increasingly unpredictable environment (which could be seen during the financial crisis) and operates based on demanding regulations and growing risk. The paper presents the role of private equity funds in the CEE region, which by 2004 had seen a noticeably faster growth than in Western Europe, due to the transition to a market economy. The Polish private equity market in the CEE region was further analysed, which as the largest economy in the CEE region is a very attractive place for investors. The conclusions and directions of the role of private equity funds were presented, and it was emphasised that Poland and the whole CEE region are at an early stage of their market development, but their distance to Western Europe decreases from year to year. Currently, the CEE private equity market in the most developed countries offers great opportunities to its investors thanks to high competition, high growth potential and comprehensive solutions.

scholarly journals China’s Soft Power Diplomacy in Southeast Asia

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Bilateral Trade ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Ethnic Chinese ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
Regime Types ◽  
The Impact

The paper analyses the new geo-political and geo-economic strategic relationship between China and Southeast Asia. Is Chinese soft power encroachment into Southeast Asia creating greater stability, does it jeopardize US interests and what is the impact on the regime-types, economic restructuring, and the state-civil society relationship? The paper is divided into four parts. The first explores the historical and especially the contemporary changes in China’s geo-economic bilateral relationship with Southeast Asia through its bilateral trade, the role of FDI, the role of the ethnic Chinese Diaspora, and other political and economic factors. The second focuses on China’s role in the new emerging geo-political relations on a multilateral scale through new regional security, military and politico-economic institutions. The third part contains a brief exposure of shifting US bilateral and multilateral interests in the region - both geo-economic and geo-political; however the bulk of this section is devoted to a comparison of the differences and similarities of US and Chinese approaches in Southeast Asia. Finally some concluding remarks are offered.

Leaps of Faith

Dead Ringers ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shehzad Nadeem
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
The United States ◽  
Service Work ◽  
Offshore Outsourcing ◽  
New Era ◽  
The Impact

This chapter considers how the offshore outsourcing of white-collar service work set off something of a moral panic in Western Europe and the United States. Some believed that such outsourcing was salubrious in the long term and consistent with broad trends of economic restructuring. To others, it heralded a new era of job loss and economic vulnerability. The chapter explains how, in both cases, the international trade in services became a synecdoche for the promise and peril of increasing global interdependence. It examines how offshoring has crept into the service sector and tackles questions that nobody seems prepared to answer: about concession bargaining, about the denial of workers' rights in Export-Processing Zones, and about the impact on wages and working conditions in the United States. Finally, it discusses the offshore outsourcing of service work from the Indian perspective.

scholarly journals P99 National competency framework for rheumatology nurse specialists

Rheumatology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana I Finney ◽  
Louise Parker ◽  
Helen Smith ◽  
Lisa Howie ◽  
Trish Cornell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Party ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
British Society ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background The first edition of the RCN Competency Framework for Rheumatology Nurse Specialists (RNS) will be published in February 2019. The role of the RNS is highly complex and several issues have driven the need for this work. The importance of RNS was highlighted by the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS 2017). The British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) outlined the need for education, training supervision and work force development. There are no overarching paediatric rheumatology nurse competencies other than the biologic competencies (BSPAR 2019). Education for rheumatology nurses is not currently centralised but is key to improving skills and developing our workforce for the future improving services. Both RNS and rheumatologists are in short supply resulting in problems of access to services and delays in care (BSR 2019). In all four UK nations the titles of RNS roles and proficiency vary greatly (Titrate trial 2019) which is likely to have an impact on patient experience and outcomes. The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) developed recommendations for the role of the RNS in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis which were recently updated (Bech et al, 2019). They outline three key overarching principles and 8 key recommendations. This framework maps all of these requirements. Methods Online data sources were searched for the most relevant and current evidence. Where research evidence wasn’t available, existing and new knowledge was utilised from a consensus of clinical expert and patient opinions, several rounds of consensus discussions took place virtually and face to face. RCN Rheumatology Nurse Forum Workshop attendees in June 2019 also answered a questionnaire to elicit views and demographic information regarding roles. Results The workshop questionnaire results demonstrated 100% (n37) agreement with the development of the framework and that only 2 respondents had completed a competency process. 60% were RNS. Of these 52% (n13) were band 6, 47% (n9) were band 7, and 1% were band 8 consultant nurses. The questionnaire highlighted the need to develop the framework. Results were fed back to the working party to inform the domains to be included. Conclusion We will launch the document at BSR 2020 having successfully submitted a session proposal and also hope to disseminate updates on the impact of the document at subsequent events. Evaluation will begin with a call for expressions of interest. We will use 4 pilot sites (in all 4 nations) designing a questionnaire. We measure dissemination success using a variety of methods including membership Facebook pages and the questionnaire at point of download request. We will measure where and how the competency is being used and adoption of the framework throughout the UK at 6 -12 months from the launch. We hope this abstract submission will increase dissemination opportunities. Disclosures D.I. Finney Honoraria; DF has received an honorarium for presenting at a symposium. L. Parker None. H. Smith None. L. Howie None. T. Cornell Corporate appointments; Trish Cornell is a consultant nurse working for Abbvie ltd. J. Begum None. P. Livermore None. R. Wyllie None.

Do means-tested benefits alleviate poverty?: Evidence on Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom from the Luxembourg Income Study

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Behrendt
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Social Security Benefits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This article analyses the relationship between means-tested benefits and poverty in Western Europe. Means-tested benefits, as social assistance or housing benefits, are designed as safeguards against poverty for the low-income strata of the population, but our knowledge on their impact is fairly limited. How effective are they in reducing poverty rates? To what degree can they fill the gap that income redistribution through taxes and non-means-tested social security benefits leaves? How large is the impact of means-tested transfers in private household budgets, and how does the role of means-tested benefits vary across countries? This article uses the household data of the Luxembourg Income Study to explore the effectiveness of means-tested programmes in terms of poverty alleviation in Britain, Germany and Sweden in the early 1990s. The results of this analysis show a considerable variation in the degree means-tested benefits can actually protect people from poverty. A comparison of household income before and after means-tested benefits exhibits different patterns of poverty alleviation. Using four relative poverty lines (30 percent, 40 percent, 50 percent and 60 percent of median household income adjusted for family size), this piece of research illustrates that there is considerable variation in the degree people are lifted up the income scale by means-tested benefits.

scholarly journals The Role of Vernacular Proverbs in Latin Language Acquisition, c. 1200–1600

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 278-305
Author(s):  
Christophe Geudens ◽  
Toon Van Hal
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Latin Language ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
Culture Of Teaching ◽  
Early Modern Era ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Modern Era ◽  
Classroom Use

SummaryThis paper examines the continuities and discontinuities in language teaching between the Middle Ages and the early modern era by drawing attention to the role of bilingual Latin-vernacular proverb collections in premodern education, a subject that has hitherto been neglected in the historiography of linguistics. The focus is on bilingual collections that are of Dutch origin. The paper aims to show that there was an active culture of teaching Latin through vernacular proverbs in Western Europe from the 11th century to the 17th century. After presenting some collections and surveying the arguments in favour of classroom use, it investigates the impact of humanism and the reformation on proverb-based teaching.

scholarly journals Legal Protection for Foreign Workers in Indonesia: Opportunities and Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (`11) ◽  
pp. 1983-2002
Author(s):  
Hadry Harahap ◽  
Dr. Harris Oemar
Keyword(s):  
Free Market ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Investment Capital ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Regulatory Challenges

The impact of globalization and the current free market in the form of movement of investment, capital and labor between countries is unavoidable. Indonesia, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), opens up opportunities for investment and foreign workers to run its business. The purpose of this research is to find out about legal protection for foreign workers in Indonesia as regulated by the 1945 Constitution and various other laws and regulations. This study uses a qualitative approach that is normative juridical, and the specification of the analysis of this research is carried out descriptively. The results show that the provisions regarding foreign workers in Indonesia still have many obstacles, especially in promoting investment, creating new regulatory challenges that may need to be responded to by policy makers in Indonesia quickly, and the right strategy is needed in the field of using foreign workers. although Law No. 11 of 2020 has been passed and optimizes the role of non government organizations (NGOs) as assisting institutions for foreign workers to increase awareness of human rights in Indonesia

Cultural Politics, Transfer, and Propaganda. Mediated Narratives and Images in Austrian-American Relations

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Politics ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Marshall Plan ◽  
World War One ◽  
Exchange Programs ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Impact

The interdisciplinary collection contains 16 essays by scholars from literary and cultural studies, by sociologists, historians, musicologists, art historians and media experts. Following the introduction to the key issues in cultural politics and propaganda and a synopsis of the essays, an article surveys the reciprocal perception of Austria and the USA from the 18th century onwards. The following essays analyze various historical phases in the complex relationship between Austria (and Central Europe) and the USA. Several essays survey the strategies used to promote Austrian tourism and contrast them with advertisements for American sights, and document the implementation of aid programs for the impoverished societies in Austria in the aftermath of World War One. There follow articles that discuss the role of exiled Austrians in the dissemination of a positive image of Austria and a favorable view of the USA, while two contributions are devoted to the misrepresentation of significant individuals active in Austria in the interwar years. Special attention is then paid to the role of the Marshall Plan in economic reconstruction in Austria and Western Europe, and to the promotion of liberal democracy in the media during the Cold War. The impact of transatlantic exchange programs for scholars and scientists in the countries of Europe under Soviet influence is also considered. The wide range of essays concludes with critical perspectives on political phenomena, such as the apparently exaggerated role of Austrian resistance fighters in the liberation of the country from the Nazi tyranny in 1945, and on the controversy over Dr. Kurt Waldheim as reflected in popular music in the 1980s. The transfer of new concepts of contemporary art in museums and of contrasted cinematic genres resulting in a merger is illustrated in the final two essays.

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