HRM in Mauritius

Ramgutty-Wong, Anita

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“…By contrast, Laville (2000) argues that such institutions have little impact on the disadvantage experienced by the substantial Creole minority. The latter argument is consistent with another: that they exert most influence in the public sector where the Indian ethnic grouping is most in evidence, and that their bargaining has been focused on improving this group's pay and conditions (McCourt and Ramgutty-Wong, 2003;Ramgutty-Wong, 2004). …”

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confidence: 73%

“…The effects are unexpectedly marked, particularly when the stress by some authors both on union weakness in the private sector and their supposed concentration on narrow bargaining agendas is taken into account (McCourt and Ramgutty-Wong, 2003;Ramgutty-Wong, 2004). This lends more support for the argument that unions act as an integrating force in society than for the contrary view since they have communication effects and not only in the Hindu-dominated public service (Meisenhelder, 1997).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It has also been shown to be one of a bundle of practices associated with relatively strong performance in European companies (Rizov and Croucher, 2009). Mauritian unions have been characterized as neither strong nor weak in the African context, but in common with many other labor unions in Africa, they have been portrayed as especially weak in the private sector (McCourt and Ramgutty-Wong, 2003;Ramgutty-Wong, 2004). They have been held to be focused on pay and conditions issues and judged not to be influential on management behavior (RamguttyWong, 2004).…”

Section: Direct Communication and Unionizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Strategic HRM, as in much of Africa, has long been and remains only weakly developed on the island (Ramgutty-Wong, 2004;Kamoche et al, 2004;Goolaup and Ramasawmy, 2011). Research on a small sample of ten local managers nevertheless reports a strong emphasis by these practitioners on the importance of good internal communications (Boojihawon and Hanuman-Oogarah, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Management communication, unionization, FDI and company performance in a developing country

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Goolaup

2014

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Copyright and moral rights to this thesis/research project are retained by the author and/or other copyright owners. The work is supplied on the understanding that any use for commercial gain is strictly forbidden. A copy may be downloaded for personal, non-commercial, research or study without prior permission and without charge. Any use of the thesis/research project for private study or research must be properly acknowledged with reference to the work's full bibliographic details.This thesis/research project may not be reproduced in any format or medium, or extensive quotations taken from it, or its content changed in any way, without first obtaining permission in writing from the copyright holder(s).If you believe that any material held in the repository infringes copyright law, please contact the Repository Team at Middlesex University via the following email address:eprints@mdx.ac.ukThe item will be removed from the repository while any claim is being investigated. 1 MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION, UNIONIZATION, FDI AND COMPANY PERFORMANCE IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY Richard Croucher Middlesex University Business School Marian Rizov Middlesex University Business School Ram Goolaup University of Mauritius AbstractWe examine the associations between management direct communication to employees, unionization, foreign direct investment (FDI) and company performance in Mauritius, Africa's most successful economy, using a survey conducted in late 2011. Mauritian labor unions, in common with their continental counterparts, are strongest in the public sector. They have been characterized as weak and lacking in influence on management. Yet we find a strong association between unionization and management communication in the private sector. We also find a positive association between direct communication and company performance which we argue is likely to be an indirect consequence of unionization. FDI shows no particular effects.

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“…Indeed, it has been suggested that slavery continues to exert a cultural influence on relations between managers and employees on the island. 17 As demonstrated below, Mauritian historians have been exceptionally active in documenting slavery's past. Finally, at least one organization, the long-standing, non-partisan Organisation Fraternelle [Brotherly Organization] and its successor organisation Les Verts Fraternels [The Fraternal Greens], has been devoted to furthering the reparations cause.…”

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“Legal at the Time”?: Companies, Governments and Reparations for Mauritian Slavery

Croucher¹,

Didier²

2014

J. Afr. law

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This paper critiques the 'legal at the time' argument used by states and companies which practised slavery, examining the Mauritian case. Although slavery was largely legal prior to its abolition by the British, torts were common under slavery and in one sliver of history, the years of historic rupture, 1794-1839, when the local élite defied first French and then English law, generated systemic unlawful activity. Most types of legal actions for restitution for slavery face formidable difficulties and pursuing reparations supported by broad legal arguments may be a more viable route. Slavery may be argued to have been an illegitimate endeavour per se. Whilst sympathetic to that argument, we do not pursue it but rather seek to demonstrate that the 'legal at the time' argument against reparations contains significant lacunae even within its restricted terms. We also show that French constitutional law offers possibilities in the form of rights that are not time-limited.

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Educational disruptions during the COVID-19 crisis in Small Island Developing States: Preparedness and efficacy of academics for online teaching

Seetal¹,

Gunness

Teeroovengadum

2021

Int Rev Educ

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COVID-19 has caused a global rush of universities to transfer their courses online to maintain continuity in student teaching and learning. The study presented in this article investigated the preparedness of academics in Small Island Developing State (SIDS) universities for shifting to emergency online teaching. To examine the impact of preparedness and other factors on the efficacy of academic staff in performing their work duties during the pandemic, the research team collected data from 75 respondents who filled in a questionnaire. In addition, they conducted semi-structured online interviews with a subsample of 5 respondents. They found that most academics had the necessary tools and infrastructure to teach online, including access to reasonably fast internet connections. However, many of them lacked adequate training in applying the use of technology to teaching, which limited their preparedness for developing e-learning activities. Thus, the study found that, insufficient competence in using educational technologies and inadequate university support impacted academics' work efficacy significantly. This impact was less pronounced for staff who had prior online teaching experience, which suggests that their pre-pandemic experiences lessened their dependence on support for online teaching when the sudden need arose. The authors' thematic analysis similarly found academics' uneven familiarity with technology and the need for more "at-the-elbow" technological support during crises to be significant, as well as a need for more leadership to deal with complex situations. Based on their findings, the authors conclude that greater preparedness for online teaching -and thus improved efficacy -might be achieved through a balanced mix of independent learning (by doing) on the part of academic staff and customised and targeted formal professional learning (through training provided by the university).

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HRM in Mauritius

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Management communication, unionization, FDI and company performance in a developing country

Management communication, unionization, FDI and company performance in a developing country

“Legal at the Time”?: Companies, Governments and Reparations for Mauritian Slavery

Educational disruptions during the COVID-19 crisis in Small Island Developing States: Preparedness and efficacy of academics for online teaching

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