The Future of Work in Asia and Beyond: A Technological Revolution or Evolution?

ISBN-13: 9781032173238 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 236 str.

Alan R. Nankervis; Julia Connell; John Burgess

Opis

The Future of Work in Asia and Beyond presents the findings and associated implications arising from a collaborative research study conducted on the potential impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR – or Industry 4.0) on the labour markets, occupations and associated future workforce competencies and skills.

Spis treści

Part 1: The Context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution  1 Meeting the Workforce Challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution  2 Conceptual Research Framework  Part 2: Country Chapters  3 Australia  4 Singapore  5 Taiwan  6 China  7 India  8 Indonesia  9 Malaysia  10 Mauritius  11 Nepal  12 Thailand  Part 3: Fourth Industrial Revolution – The Asia Pacific and Beyond  13 Comparisons & Conclusions

O autorze

Alan R. Nankervis is an adjunct professor of human resource management at Curtin and RMIT universities, Australia. He has more than thirty years’ teaching and research experience at universities in Australia, Canada, China, Singapore, Thailand and the UK, and is the author or co-author of more than 150 publications.

Julia Connell is Assistant Dean, Research Training, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle, Australia. Her research interests include: employment related topics, vulnerable workers/precarious jobs, change/people development, organisational effectiveness and issues related to higher education.

John Burgess is Professor of Human Resource Management at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. His research interests include the HRM practices of multinational enterprises; the gig economy and labour regulation; and transitional labour markets.