International Journal of Manpower: Volume 23 Issue 3

To what extent are ethnic minorities in Britain over‐educated?

H. Battu, P.J. Sloane

For the total population there is evidence of substantial over‐education in the sense that workers possess higher qualifications than are strictly required for the job. Using the…

Australian immigration: the triumph of economics over prejudice?

Julian Teicher, Chandra Shah, Gerard Griffin

This paper provides an account of Australian immigration in the late twentieth century focusing on labour market and industrial relations issues. The paper chronicles the changing…

Employment equity in South Africa: lessons from the global school

Adèle Thomas

South African companies employing 50 or more employees or those with a specified financial turnover, are required to comply with the provisions of the newly introduced Employment…

Canada’s employment equity legislation and policy, 1987‐2000: The gap between policy and practice

Carol Agocs

Over the past 16 years, a legislative and policy framework has evolved in Canada to address systemic discrimination in employment in the federal jurisdiction, and in organizations…

Women in trade unions in India

C.S. Venkata Ratnam, Harish C. Jain

This paper on women in labour unions in India highlights the occupational segregation suffered by women in union structures. The authors explore and document the extent of female…

Work Transformation

Mohan Bangaruswamy

Diary of a Change Agent

Moshe Krausz

Sociology and the Future of Work: Contemporary Discourses and Debates

Alistair Mutch

Organizational Achievement and Failure in Information Technology Management

Taggart Smith