Work, Organization, and Employment

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1 Work, Organization, and Employment Series editors Tony Dundon, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Adrian Wilkinson, Business School, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

2 The series publishes high-quality research in the related subject areas of work, employment relations, organizational studies and analysis, and human resource management. The series takes an overarching pluralist approach, debating and discussing topics via related theoretical lenses including political economy, ethics, and systems of governance. A key focus of the series is how the imperatives for efficiency, quality and high performance can be configured so that equality, inclusion, good pay, dignity, well-being and social justice are also achieved in increasingly globalised work regimes. The series investigates the connections between the world of work and the political economy and public policy that shape regulations, organizational and business environments, work experiences, and well-being within a new globalised model of consumerism. Editorial Board Maike Andresen, University of Bamberg, Germany Maurizio Atzeni, Centre for Labour Relations, CEIL/CONICET, Argentina Donna Baines, University of Sydney, Australia Debashish Bhattacherjee, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India Fang Lee Cooke, Monash University, Australia Ian Cunningham, University of Strathclyde, UK Jenny Chan, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and SACOM, Hong Kong Julie Cogin, University of New South Wales, Australia Christian de Cock, University of Essex, UK Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia Gail Hebson, Manchester Business School, UK Donald Hislop, Loughborough University, UK Wei Huang, Renmin University of China Douglas Kruse, Rutgers University, USA John Logan, San Francisco State University, USA David Lewin, UCLA Anderson School of Management, USA Paula McDonald, QUT, Australia Miguel Martinez-Lucio, Manchester Business School, UK Pun Ngai, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Werner Nienhueser, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Dionne Pohler, University of Toronto, Canada Ed Snape, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Scott Snell, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, USA Lucy Taksa, Macquarie University, Australia Andrew Timming, University of Western Australia, Australia Melissa Tyler, University of Essex, UK Diane van den Broek, University of Sydney, Australia Geoff Wood, University of Essex, UK Stefan Zagelmeyer, Manchester Business School, UK More information about this series at

3 Subas Dhakal Verma Prikshat Alan Nankervis John Burgess Editors The Transition from Graduation to Work Challenges and Strategies in the Twenty-First Century Asia Pacific and Beyond 123

4 Editors Subas Dhakal School of Management Curtin University Perth, WA, Australia Verma Prikshat Australian Institute of Business Adelaide, SA, Australia Alan Nankervis School of Management RMIT University Melbourne, VIC, Australia John Burgess School of Management RMIT University Melbourne, VIC, Australia ISSN ISSN (electronic) Work, Organization, and Employment ISBN ISBN (ebook) Library of Congress Control Number: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore , Singapore

5 Preface A smooth transitioning from education to employment remains a major labour market challenge globally. Investing in education and completing accredited programmes that satisfy job entry criteria is a standard pathway towards employment, income generation, family formation and career development. However, for many, the transition to work is not direct, not smooth and not a short-term process. Education may provide certain skills and certification, but it does not provide work experience or those skills (especially soft skills) that complement formal qualifications or organisational or industry knowledge that may be a pre-requisite for job entry. The evidence suggests long delays between completing education and obtaining a full-time and regular job in the career that matches the formal qualifications, and a transitional process characterised by underemployment including insecure and irregular employment, often in an industry or an occupation outside of the ones in which formal qualifications were obtained. This book explores the transitional challenges from graduation to employment in the Asia (South and South East) and Pacific context. This book builds upon prior research on graduate work-readiness (GWR) and brings in the views and suggestions of stakeholders as to how to address GWR. Specifically, the purpose is to identify and evaluate innovative programmes that can inform institutional and public policy responses to GWR challenges. The conclusion of the book draws on comparative analysis of GWR across the region and considers a number of potential ways in which GWR can be strengthened. Subas Dhakal is a Lecturer at Curtin Business School in Curtin University, Perth, Australia. He is a management academic with expertise in the theory and practice of sustainable development. Verma Prikshat is a Lecturer in Management at the Australian Institute of Business, Adelaide, Australia, and his major areas of research interest are in human resource competencies and graduate work-readiness challenges in the Asia Pacific region. v

6 vi Preface Alan Nankervis is an Adjunct Professor of HRM at RMIT University, Australia. His research interests include comparative Asian HRM/management, HRM and organisational effectiveness, artificial intelligence and the future of work in the Asia Pacific. John Burgess is Professor of Management at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. His research interests include HRM practices of multinational enterprises, the relationship between working time and health and work in care sectors. Perth, Australia Adelaide, Australia Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia Subas Dhakal Verma Prikshat Alan Nankervis John Burgess

7 Contents Part I The Issues and the Challenges 1 An Introduction to the Transition from Graduation to Work: Challenges and Strategies in the Asia Pacific and Beyond... 3 Subas Dhakal, Verma Prikshat, Alan Nankervis and John Burgess 2 Conceptualising Graduate Work-Readiness: Theories, Concepts and Implications for Practice and Research Verma Prikshat, Alan Nankervis, John Burgess and Subas Dhakal 3 Mapping Stakeholders of Graduate Work-Readiness (GWR) Alan Nankervis, Verma Prikshat and Subas Dhakal 4 European, American and Japanese Perspectives on Work-Readiness: Implications for the Asia-Pacific Region Jonathan Winterton Part II Country Studies 5 The Future of Work in Australia: Preparing Graduates for Changing Work Patterns that Require New Skill Sets Barbara Mumme and Roslyn Cameron 6 Work-Readiness of Indian Graduates: A Multi-stakeholder Approach to Assess Competence Deficits and Causes, and Possible Solutions Sanjeev Kumar, Parth Patel and Verma Prikshat 7 Graduate Work-Readiness Challenges in Indonesia Findings from a Multiple Stakeholder Study Soegeng Priyono and Alan Nankervis 8 Graduate Work-Readiness in Malaysia: Challenges, Skills and Opportunities Noorziah Mohd Salleh, Jabil Mapjabil and Rafeah Legino vii

8 viii Contents 9 Graduate Work-Readiness Challenges in Mauritius Sarita Hardin-Ramanan, Loga Ballasoupramanien, Shafiiq Gopee, Vikash Rowtho and Odylle Charoux 10 The Transition from Graduation to Work: Challenges and Strategies in Singapore Peter Waring, Christopher Vas and Azad Singh Bali 11 Graduate Work-Readiness in Taiwan: Stakeholder Perspectives and Best Practices Min-Wen Sophie Chang and Julia Connell 12 Graduate Work-Readiness in Thailand Surapit Promsit 13 Enhancing Graduate Work-Readiness in Vietnam Nguyen Danh Nguyen, Nguyen Ba Ngoc and Alan Montague Part III Comparative Analysis and Conclusion 14 Challenges and Strategies of Transition from Graduation to Work in the Post-2020 Asia Pacific and Beyond: A Comparative Analysis of Nine Countries Subas Dhakal, Alan Nankervis, John Burgess and Verma Prikshat 15 Conclusion: The Future for Transition from Graduation to Work in the Asia Pacific and Beyond Subas Dhakal, Verma Prikshat, John Burgess and Alan Nankervis

9 Editors and Contributors About the Editors Subas Dhakal is a Lecturer at Curtin Business School, Curtin University. He is a management academic with expertise in the theory and practice of sustainable development. Prior to Curtin appointment, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow under the federally funded Collaborative Research Networks (CRN) programme implemented in partnership between Southern Cross University and University of Queensland. He has extensive research experiences/publications in the areas of corporate social responsibility and stakeholder engagement, green jobs and employability, international development and disasters management, and social entrepreneurship and community-based tourism in the Asia Pacific and South Asian regions. Verma Prikshat Lecturer, Australia Institute of Business, Adelaide. He has more than 17 years of academic experience, including teaching, research and programme management and coordination at tertiary level, in Australian and Indian universities. He has taught a variety of management courses (for example, Management, Human Resource Management, Organisation Change and Management, Organisation Behaviour, Leadership, Managing Change and Leadership and Employment Relations) at three Australian universities (namely, Central Queensland University Melbourne Campus and Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Northern Territory). He has presented his research findings in numerous international conferences, and his major areas of research interest are in human resource competencies and graduate work-readiness challenges in the Asia Pacific region. Alan Nankervis is an Adjunct Professor of HRM at RMIT University. He was formerly the Research Director in the School of Management at Curtin University, the Director of the Graduate School of Management at Western Sydney University and the Head of HRM at RMIT. He is also the Chair of the Australian HR Institute s national programme accreditation committee. He has more than 150 publications, including books, book chapters, journal articles and international conference presentations. His research interests include comparative Asian ix

10 x Editors and Contributors HRM/management, HRM and organisational effectiveness, artificial intelligence and the future of work in the Asia Pacific. John Burgess is Professor of Management at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He held previous professorial appointments at the University of Newcastle and Curtin University. His research interests include HRM practices of multinational enterprises, the relationship between working time and health, transitory labour markets, contingent/insecure employment arrangements and work in the care sectors. Contributors Azad Singh Bali Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia Loga Ballasoupramanien Curtin Mauritius, Moka, Mauritius John Burgess RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Roslyn Cameron Australian Institute of Business, Adelaide, SA, Australia Min-Wen Sophie Chang International College, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan Odylle Charoux Curtin Mauritius, Moka, Mauritius Julia Connell University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia Subas Dhakal Curtin University, Bentley, Perth, Australia Shafiiq Gopee Curtin Mauritius, Moka, Mauritius Sarita Hardin-Ramanan Curtin Mauritius, Moka, Mauritius Sanjeev Kumar Graphic Era University, Dehradun, India Rafeah Legino Faculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia Jabil Mapjabil Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Noorziah Mohd Salleh Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Alan Montague RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Barbara Mumme University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia Alan Nankervis RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; Australian Institute of Business, Adelaide, Australia Nguyen Ba Ngoc Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs, Hanoi, Vietnam

11 Editors and Contributors xi Nguyen Danh Nguyen Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam Parth Patel Australian Institute of Business, Adelaide, Australia Verma Prikshat Australian Institute of Business, Adelaide, Australia Soegeng Priyono DevOne Consulting, Jakarta, Indonesia Surapit Promsit Thammasat Business School, Bangkok, Thailand Vikash Rowtho Curtin Mauritius, Moka, Mauritius Christopher Vas Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia Peter Waring Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia Jonathan Winterton Taylor s University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia