Workshop 1, Track1

New Information Technologies and Their Impact on Employment and Working Conditions

Chairperson: Marco BIAGI, University of Modena, Italy

Invited Papers:

Roger BLANPAIN, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
The Impact of the Information Society on the World of Work in Developed Countries

Josephine BROWNE, DLIADT, Ireland
The Network Revolution: A Study of the Impact of Electronic Commerce (e.commerce) and the Industrial Relations Implications

Stephen J. DEERY, Roderick IVERSON, Janet WALSH, University of Melbourne, Australia
Work Relationships, Employee Attitudes and the Intensification of Work in Telephone Call Centres in Australia

Hideo ISHIDA, Science University of Tokyo, Japan, Jun ISHIKAWA, Yamanashi Gakuin University, Japan
International Comparisons of Determinants of Creativity and Performance of R&D Engineers

Désirée H. LADWIG, Michel E. DOMSCH, Klemens KLEIMINGER, University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, Germany
Temporary Work and Tele-work

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Workshop 2, Track1

The Growth of Contingent Employment Contracts: Current Trends and Future Changes

Chairperson: Daniel G. GALLAGHER, James Madison University, USA
Yoko SANO, Tokyo International University, Japan

Invited Papers:

Maragtas S.V. AMANTE, University of the Philippines, Philippines
Diversity in Contingent Employment Practices in the Philippines

Janet DRUKER, Celia STANWORTH, University of Greenwich, UK
Labour Market Change and the Contingent Workforce: the Use of Employment Agencies

Daniel GALLAGHER, James Madison University, USA, Magnus SVERKE, Stockholm University, Sweden
Contingent Employment Contracts: Are Existing Employment Theories Still Relevant?

Chian-Chong JEAN, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
The Perceptions of Leased Employees Toward the Employment Leasing Industry in Taiwan

Enrique MARIN QUIJADA, ILO, Switzerland
The Perspectives for a New and Comprehensive Vision of the Protection of Workers

Motohiro MORISHIMA, Keio University, Japan, Peter FEUILLE, University of Illinois, USA
Effects of the Use of Contingent Workers on Regular Status Workers: A Japan-US Comparison

Makiko NISHIKAWA, University of Tokyo, Japan
Diversification in the Use of Atypical Workers at the Japanese Establishments

Yong-Seung PARK, Kyung Hee University, Korea
Contingent Employment Arrangement in Korea and Its Impact on Employee Well-being

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Workshop 3, Track1

The Emergence of New Forms of Management and Work Styles: Need for New Training?

Chairperson: Robin KRAMAR, Macquire University, Australia

Invited Papers:

Clair BROWN, University of California, Barkeley, USA, Melissa M. APPLEYARD, University of Virginia, USA
Knowledge Creation and Development in the Semiconductor Industry

Fernando Coutinho GARCIA, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Productive Restructuring and Worker Qualification

John Houman SØRENSEN, University of Aalborg, Denmark, Finn SOMMER, University of Roskilde, Denmark
Changes in Qualificational Demand, Following Technological Development, and Its Impact on Industrial Relations

Roland SPRINGER, Daimler Chrysler AG, Germany
Return to Taylorism? Work Organization and Labour Policy in the German Auto Industry

Olga TREGASKIS, Chris BREWSTER, De Montfort University, UK
Flexible Working Practices at the Organisational Level: Testing the Convergence /Divergence Hypotheses

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Communication Papers

Dev Raj ADHIKARI, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, The Quality of Work Life (QWL) in Nepalese Organisations: A Challenge for the 21st Century
Maragtas S.V. AMANTE, University of the Philippines, Philippines, Changing Work Values in the Philippine Workplace
Torben ANDERSEN, Steen HILDEBRANDT, Anne-Mette HJALAGER, Knud SINDING, Aarhus School of Business, Denmark, Virtual Organizations and Labor Markets? Convergence in Personnel Turnover and the Use of Secondary Employment in Danish Service Sectors
Joost ARDTS, Mandy VAN DER VELDE, Paul JANSEN, Vrije University, The Netherlands, Organizational Socialization and HRM Instruments
Greg J. BAMBER, Cameron ALLAN, Griffith University, Australia, Employment Relations and Enterprise Success in the Service Sector
Rowena BARRETT, Monash University, Australia, Donna BUTTIGIEG, Oxford University, UK, Small Firm Industrial Relations: Evidence from Two Surveys
Geeta BHARADWAJ, Indian Merchants' Chamber, India, Quality Initiatives and Employee Training: Indian Scenario in the New Millennium
Marcelo BRONZO, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, A Step ahead of Mass Production Governance Structures: Supply Chain Management and Strategic Supplier Segmentation in the Brazilian Auto Industry
Annett H. CASCORBI, Michel E. DOMSCH, Vibeke SLOT, University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, Germany, Change of Work Patterns: Work at "Unusual" Hours
Agi CSONKA, The Danish National Institute of Social Research, Denmark, Does Flexible Management Provide Flexible Work?
Reylito A.H. ELBO, Kairos Management Technologies, Philippines, The Filipino Brand of Self-Employment
Chris ENGELS, Lisa SALAS, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, The New Face of the Employment Relationship
Joachim FISCHER, Sabine GENSIOR, Brandenburglache Technische Universitä, Germany, Societal Transformation in Old Industrial Regions in East Germany (and Eastern Europe): Conditions and Preconditions of Industrial and Interorganizational Relations
Alexander FLIASTER, German Armed Forces University Munich, Germany, Management of Interdependencies: What the Human Resource Department Can Contribute to the Corporate Knowledge Creation
Ulla FORSETH, SINTEF Institute of Social Research in Industry (IFIM), Norway, Boundless Work? Emotional Labour in Interactive Service Work
Jean GÊRIN-LAJOIE, Êcole des Hautes Êtudes Commerciales, Canada, Two Mexican Automotive Plants
Martin GJELSVIK, Rogaland Research, Norway, Employment Relations: Determinants and Consequences
Tzu-Shian HAN, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, Su-fen CHIU, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, The Impacts of Computer Integrated Manufacturing on Job Characteristics and Human Resources Management
Martina HARMS, Mitchel E. DOMSCH, Claudia GALBERG, Annet H. CASCORBI, University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, Germany, Competencies Needed in International HRM
Mia HEIKKINEN, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Ireland, How Do People Want to Work on the 21st Century? - An Analysis on the 15 EU-Member States and Norway
Bob HORSTMAN, Edith Cowan University, Australia, Susan BARRERA, Nexus Strategic Solutions, Australia, Polarisation in a Globalised Labour Market: An Evaluation of the Australian Experience
Flemming IBSEN, Aalborg University, Denmark, Decentralization, Local Bargaining, Performance-related Pay Schemes and Industrial Relations in the Public Sector in Denmark, Sweden and Norway: A Comparative Study
Eleonora KARASSAVIDOU, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Costas ZAFIROPOULOS, Technological Education Institution of Serres, Greece, Partnership a Condition of Success in Exploring Transferable Qualifications and Forming Training Systems to Bridge Skills' Gaps in the Labour Market of the 21st Century: An Experimental Project in Greece
Paula KIRJAVAINEN, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland, From Managing Personnel to Developing Strategic Competencies - A Comparative Case Study of HR Function Role Change in the Context of Corporate Transformation
Jim KITAY, University of Sydney, Australia, Christopher WRIGHT, University of New South Wales, Australia, Diversity and the Development of New Working Patterns: An Analysis of Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management Consultants
Jyh-Jer Roger KO, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, Organizations' Use of Temporary Workers : Theory and Evidence
Robin KRAMAR, Macquarie University, Australia, Trends in People Management in Australia: Can Strategic Human Resource Management Satisfy the Stakeholders?
Katsuyuki KUBO, London School of Economics, UK, The Determinants of Executive Compensation in Japan and in the UK
Sujata MANGARAJ, Regional College of Management, India, Demand for New Training and Skill Formation System in the Context of Changing Socio-Economic Condition: The Role of CYSD
Jacob MANKIDY, National Institute of Bank Management, India, Reorientation of Employment Relations in the Indian Banking Industry: The Impact of Information Technology
Raymund R. MERCADO, Development Consultant for Asia Africa Pacific, Philippines, Formation of New Work Patterns in a Small Global Training and Consulting Firm
Supriti MISHRA,Computer Point, India, Organisational Change - The ERP Way
Tone Opdahl MO, SINTEF Institute of Social Research in Industry (IFIM), Norway, Cultural Perspectives on the Organization of Professional Work
John M. O'BRIEN, Michael O'DONNELL, University of New South Wales, Australia, The Limits of the Decentralisation of Public Sector Employment and Industrial Relations
Filomena OLIVEIRA, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Ireland, Jobs in European Union Micro Firms
Akiko ONO, Doshisha University, Japan, What Reinforces Part-time Employment: A Case Study of General Merchandise Stores in Japan
Jaap PAAUWE, Paul BOSELIE, Erasmus University, The Netherlands, Paul JANSEN Vrije University, The Netherlands,Human Resource Management & Performance: Lessons from the Netherlands
Yarlagadda PARDHASARADHI, University of Asmara, Eritrea Prasad RAVINDRA, Osamnia University, India, Self-Help Groups and Informal Banking in Urban India
Jagannath PATI, All India Radio, India, Channelizing Collective Human Efforts Towards Organisational Productivity (A Case Study of Bokaro Steel Plant, India)
Ferrie POT, Jaap PAAUWE, John GROENEWEGEN, Erasmus University, The Netherlands, Continuity and Change of Human Resource Management: A Comparative Analysis of the Netherlands and the United States
Sharon RABIN MARGALIOTH, The Interdisciplinary Center, Israel, The Abolishment of the Employment Relationship
Mia RÖNNMAR, University of Lund, Sweden, Redundant Because of Lack of Competence? Swedish Employees in the Knowledge Society
R. SATYA RAJU, Andhra University, India, Fragrance of Ethics and Values at Work for Fruits in Twenty-first Century
James C. SESIL, Rutgers University, USA, Impact on Establishment Financial Performance of Fixed, Individual, Team and Group Pay in Team Production Settings
James C. SESIL, Rutgers University, USA, Independent and Interactive Effects of Shopfloor Worker Decentralized Decision Making and Group Incentive Schemes on Financial Performance
Anne SEY, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Team Work in Japan: Empirical and Theoretical Fictions?
Xiu-yin SHI, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China, Integration and Conflict in Labour Relation Based on Labour Ethics of China
Geodicio T. SISON, University of Philippines, Philippines, Total Quality and Organization Development: Organizational Learning in a New IR Environment
Evert J. SMIT, Erasmus University, Keimpe M. SCHILSTRA, FNV Allies, Jaap PAAUWE, Erasmus University, The Netherlands, Towards a Network Approach in the Study of Industrial Relations
Terje SØRENSEN, Statoil, Norway, Future Consequences of Focusing Knowledge in Action
Ivan THAULOW, Danish National Institute for Social Research, Denmark, Flexible Firms, Changing Work and New Mechanisms of Marginalization at the Work Place
Marc THOMPSON, Donna BUTTIGIEG, Oxford University, UK, Human Resource Strategies and Business Performance: Evidence from the UK Aerospace Industry
Marc THOMPSON, Donna BUTTIGIEG, Oxford University, UK, Determinants of Employer-provided Training in the UK Aerospace Industry: Theory and Evidence
Marc THOMPSON, Paul HERON, Oxford University, UK, HR and Reward Strategies Amongst High Performing Innovators in the UK Knowledge Economy
Peter T. VAN DEN BERG, Tilburg University, Mandy VAN DEN VELDE, Vrije University, The Netherlands,Employment Types and Work Outcomes
E.C.(Lidewey) VAN DER SLUIS, London Business School, Maury.A. PEIPERL, UK, Boundarylessness as the New Career Attitude: Bane or Boon for MBA's Intrinsic and Extrinsic Career Success
Anil VERMA, Zsuzsanna LONTI, University of Toronto, Canada, The Changing Nature of Work and Employment Relations in Government Workplaces: New Evidence from a Canadian Survey
Vilma R. VILLANUEVA, Department of Labor and Employment, Government of the Philippines, Philippines, Emerging Human Resource Management Practice in the 21st Century
Caroline L. WEBER, Queen's University, Canada, Whither the Self-Employed?: Evidence from Canada
Work Practice Diffusion Team, Michigan State University, USA, Social Capital Development in the Workplace : A Comparison Across Sectors
Engin YILDIRIM, Sakarya University, Turkey, Total Quality Management and 'Good' Industrial Relations in Turkey

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