The Transition from Graduation to Work

Offers evidence-based guidelines for the revision of vocational and higher education programs to ensure the employability of their graduates
Presents cross-regional research findings that can influence government labour market strategies and policies
Highlights the most appropriate approaches to the employability challenges for all stakeholders

Autorentext

John Burgess is Professor of Human Resource Management at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He has published widely in the field and serves on the editorial board of five international journals. His research interests include HRM practices in multinational enterprises, contingent employment arrangements, working time and health, and the transition from education to employment.

Alan Nankervisis Professor of Human Resource Management at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. His research interests lie in human resource strategy, international HRM, and HRM in the tourism industry.

Verma Prikshatis Lecturer at the Australian Institute of Business in Adelaide, Australia, whose research focuses on human resource competency frameworks, comparative Asian human resource management practices, and employability challenges in the Asia-Pacific region.

Subas P. DhakalisLecturer in the School of Management at Curtin University in Perth, Australia, working in the field of sustainable development. His research experiences/areas of interests include: Corporate Social Responsibility; Disaster Governance; Green Employment/Skills; Social Entrepreneurship; and Sustainable Tourism in the South Asian/Asia Pacific regions.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Graduate Employability Challenges The scope of the problem.- Chapter 2: The Fourth Industrial Revolution & employability.- Chapter 3: Theories, concepts & implications, towards a conceptual framework.- Chapter 4: Method: Mapping stakeholders of graduate employability.- Chapter 5: Australia.- Chapter 6: Singapore.- Chapter 7: Malaysia.- Chapter 8: China.- Chapter 9: Indonesia.- Chapter 10: Vietnam.- Chapter 12: India.- Chapter 12: Taiwan.- Chapter 13: Nepal.- Chapter 14: Mauritius.- Chapter 15: Laos.- Chapter 16: EU/UK.- Chapter 17: Cross-regional comparisons, practical collaborations, and effective stakeholder solutions.- Chapter 18: Conclusion.