Management – Cheap Research Essays

Management

Question:

What differentiates good from bad jobs? What are the current trends in ‘job

quality’? What HRM practices or other factors produce ‘good jobs’?

In your answer, consider the components of ‘good jobs’ and ‘bad jobs’ (aka ‘job

quality’) as drawn from a number of sources, and make a list of what you see as

the components of ‘job quality’. It does not have to be an exhaustive list, or an

attempt to solve the problem of measuring job quality, but should go to the main

points. In the next part of the question, you should consider some evidence

about whether jobs are generally improving in quality or not. You might decide

to confine this part of the discussion to Australia. This will lead to the next part

of the question – what aspects of HRM or other factors affect trends in job

quality? ‘Other factors’ obviously gives you a range of choice, but given the tight

word length you should remain focused. Such factors might include aspects of a

country’s institutional environment. Here, an exemplar is Sweden.

Suggested Sources

Warhurst, C., F Carre, P. Findlay and C. Tilly (eds) 2012] Are Bad jobs Inevitable? Trends,
Determinants and Responses to job Quality in the Twenty-First Century, London: Palgrave
Macmillan, esp chs 1, 4

Findlay, P., A. Kalleberg and C. Warhurst (2013] The Challenge of ]ob Quality, Human Relations,
Vol 66 (4)

Gallie, D. (2013] Direct participation and the quality of work, Human Relations, Vol 66 (4]

Other articles from the Special Issue of Human Relations Vol 66 [4], and/or of Warhurst et al
above, as chosen by the student.