Some of Singapore Airlines' human resources practices would be frowned upon in the United States and Europe (e.g., having cabin crew on time-based contracts that are renewable every 5 years). Is this fair competition (i.e., desired competition between regularity frameworks, as was favored by Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom), or is it arbitration of regulatory environment that encourage a "race to the bottom" in terms of employee rights?

Some of Singapore Airlines' human resources practices would be frowned upon in the United States and Europe (e.g., having cabin crew on time-based contracts that are renewable every 5 years). Is this fair competition (i.e., desired competition between regularity frameworks, as was favored by Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom), or is it arbitration of regulatory environment that encourage a "race to the bottom" in terms of employee rights?

Principles of Management

OER 2019th Edition

ISBN:9780998625768

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter16: Managerial Communication

Section16.5: The Major Channels Of Management Communication Are Talking, Listening, Reading, And Writing

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