France And South Korea: Comparison Of Employment Relations Environment
[ send me this paper ]
14 pages in length. Thistle Electronics is a UK-owned company whose core business is manufacturing micro-electronic components and circuitry for such electronic consumer goods as mobile phones and computer peripherals. From its original plant in Glenrothes, Scotland it has expanded rapidly and is planning a vigorous policy of overseas direct investment in its manufacturing capacity in a number of potential locations. The company enthusiastically adopted a number of HRM practices in the late 1980s including performance related pay, team working, and a strategy of total flexibility with a heavy use of temporary workers and flexible working time (including overtime on demand). It has always refused to recognize a trade union, relying instead on a variety of employee involvement practices. The current Chief Executive, Ed McGregor, is aware that Thistle's domestic non-union approach may not be sustainable in many of the target locations overseas but remains unsure about the precise labor market and employment relations environments which Thistle can expect to encounter. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: TLCFr&SK.rtf

Globalization in South Korea
[ send me this paper ]
A 16 page paper providing a survey questionnaire and describing the goals of a study designed to determine attitudes toward globalization in South Korea, one of the “tigers” of Southeast Asia. It has embraced capitalism and economic growth as has only a few other Asian nations, and the effects over the past 20 years have combined to result in bringing Korea to a level of per capita income ($19,600 by 2002) on par with the smaller economies of Western Europe. The paper provides an assessment of the process of conducting a focus group and then provides a discussion of methods including the questionnaire that will be used in the study. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSgloSoKorea.rtf

Han Unbound: Book Review
[ send me this paper ]
5 pages. This is a book primarily about South Korea but it also delves into the relationship, both political and economic, of South Korea with the United States. This book review focuses on that relationship aspect of the book. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JAkreaus.rtf

How Technology Shaped South Korea
[ send me this paper ]
This 3 page paper examines the impact of technology on South Korea's economy, but also looks at the detrimental effects. Propaganda is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA535SK.rtf