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FIGURE I: Foreign Direct Investment flows to developing countries, 1990-2003.
Source: World Bank 2004
FIGURE III: SEE FINAL PAGE
FIGURE IV: Union Density in South Africa
Year Density
1985 18%
1987 24%
1989 26%
1991 34%
1993 43%
1996 40%
1998 51%
2000 53%
2003 57%
Source: Brookes, Hinks, Wood, Dibben & Roper (2004): ‘Pulled Apart, Pushed Together’
Diversity and Unity within the Congress of South African Trade Unions.
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1 FIGURE V: OCenW expenditure (x 1 million)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 OCenW
expenditure
16.621,7 17.823,2 18.999,5 20.902,3 22.549,7
Education 11.555,8 12.465,0 13.205,0 14.920,4 16.428,9 Student finance 1.664,4 1.712,4 1.790,8 2.117,8 2.008,8
Research 2.103,3 2.183,5 2.295,8 2.227,0 2.399.3
Culture 1.155,3 1.311,2 1.420,5 1.464,9 1.531,6 Medical
services (universities)
142,9 151,1 160,9 172,2 181,0
Source: Ministry of Education, Culture and Welfare, 2003 (www.minocw.nl).
FIGURE VI: The quality-card of the Dutch Educational system
At output level
At process level
At input level
Legal conditions
External monitoring
- attainment targets for all topics and subjects,
the examination programs and the central exams
- fixed number of lessons per year
- fixed combinations of
examination subjects - lesson tables and fixed study
load
- qualification requirements for
teachers - pupil admittance
criteria
- funding and housing - in-service
training, participation - legal position
and terms of employment - educational support structure - teacher training
institutions – accountability
- inspection visits
- regular tests
- evaluation
- cohort investigation
- international comparisons
Source: ECML (European Center for Modern Languages): Quality assurance in the public sector in the Netherlands (www.ecml.at)
FIGURE VII: Student Headcount in Higher Education and Training by Population Group, 1993-1999
1993 1999
White 47% 29%
Indian 7% 7%
Colored 6% 5%
African 40% 59%
Source: HRD strategy for South Africa, 2001
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2 FIGURE VIII: Distribution of government budget in South Africa
Percentage share of budget
1990/1991 1995/1996 1998/1999 2000/2001 2002/2003 2003/2004
Education 18 21 22 21 20 24
Source: Gelb (2004). Inequality in South Africa: Nature, causes and responses.
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3 FIGURE III: CONCEPTUAL MODEL
THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL DIFFERENCES ON THE TRANSFERABILITY OF HRM PRACTICES AND POLICIES
INSTITUTIONS
1. Legal framework
• Country specific regulations 2. Industrial Relations
• Presence and influence of labor unions 3. Education
• Literacy level
• (Higher) education: quantity and quality in the society
• Educational relevance
HRM FUNCTIONS WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION
1. RECRUITMENT & SELECTION
2. PERFORMANCE & REWARD SYSTEM 3. TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
SKEPTICAL VIEW
TRANSFORMATIONA- LIST VIEW SKEPTICAL
VIEW
TRANSFORMATIONA- LIST VIEW
HYPERGLOBALIST VIEW
CULTURE
1. Cultural differences
• Power distance
• Collectivism/Individualism
• Femininity/Masculinity
• Uncertainty Avoidance HYPERGLOBALIST
VIEW
Convergence of culture and institutions due to the process of globalization
1. Homogenizing business systems and culture 2. International non-profit organizations 3. Powerful MNEs
