As information and communication technology is being integrated in work-related practices, questions arise about how it is molding not only work but also social and human interactions inside organizations.

In dem Beitrag wird die Entwicklung einer europaeischen Strategie von Standortvertretern innerhalb eines Europaeischen Betriebsrates dargestellt. Am Beispiel von General Motors werden die Schwierigkeiten des Interessenausgleichs zwischen west- und osteuropaeischen Standorten in Folge von...

Beginning with the analysis of how neo-liberal policies pushed women out of low paying jobs into the sex trades, the author provides a micro-level look of how erotic dancers in Ontario have organized to effect changes in their labour practices

Thailand’s export-driven policy has called for a large number of low-skilled workers to fulfill labor demand in its manufacturing sector. However, with declining birth rate and expanded education, Thai low-skilled workforce has been steadily shrinking. In 2015, Myanmar was the largest source...

Manufacturing industries in Thailand are facing risky circumstance of labor shortage as Myanmar, the largest source of migrant workforce in the industry, has started to pick up the pace for its major economic development, resulted from regional economic integration as well as domestic political...

Thailand has successfully implemented export-oriented policy to drive its economy since the 1980s. To be precise, Thailand’s export-oriented policy focuses on manufacturing sector, which requires a large number of low-skilled workers to produce goods at a minimum cost. Consequently,...

Over the past 50 years, immigration has become a strong force throughout the world. Economic opportunity is among one of the most important factors expediting migrant's decision to move. The destination countries, which in general have relatively higher level of economic development, usually...

Working from home has brought a number of changes in the lives, habits and ways of working of many employees. The article analyzes some of these changes starting from a survey conducted at the end of 2020 on a national sample of 554 subjects. The results were grouped on several major topics:...

Objective self-awareness theory (Duval & Wicklund, 1972) predicts that individuals behave morally compliant and honest under increased self-awareness. We argue that this proposition requires a critical reflection in the context of Virtual Reality (VR). The present thesis investigates...