Employment Equity and Affirmative Action: An International Comparison

An International Comparison

Harish C. Jain, Peter Sloane, Frank Horwitz (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

244 Seiten

2003
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7656-0453-8 (ISBN)

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A study of affirmative action, comparing the employment practices of six countries: the USA, Canada, Great Britain/Northern Ireland, India, Malaysia and South Africa. Topics covered include quota policies; goals and timetables; restrictions; recruitment; promotion; and training.

The authors of this comparative study of affirmative action compare the employment practices of six countries: the U.S., Canada, Great Britain/Northern Ireland, India, Malaysia, and South Africa. They look at mandatory quota policies; legislated versus voluntary policies; goals and timetables; restrictions and other policies; as well as recruitment, selection, compensation, performance appraisal, promotion, training, and career development. Their findings will prove useful for training managers of companies with global operations.

Frank Horwitz, Harish C. Jain, Peter Sloane

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Theories of Discrimination; Chapter 3 A Comparative Look at the Impact on Human Resources Management of Employment Equity Legislation, Simon Taggar; Chapter 4 Measuring Employment Equity Effectiveness: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches; Chapter 5 Fair Pay, Nan Weiner; Chapter 6 Trade Unions and Discrimination; Chapter 7 Public Policy; Chapter 8 Conclusions and Policy Implications;

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.6.2003
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	0-7656-0453-1 / 0765604531
ISBN-13	978-0-7656-0453-8 / 9780765604538
Zustand	Neuware