1. The changing pattern of work and employment practices in Ghana has led to a breach in the psychological contract and impacted negatively on the achievement of the ILO standards.
a. Design or adopt a research instrument (preferably a questionnaire) to collect and analyse data on the effect of the changing nature of work and employment practices in the core ILO standards and the impact on psychological contract in any two industries (40 marks)
b. Using concepts and theories from leadership, perception and agency theories, how can management improve the employment relations at work and help achieve international labour standards? (20 marks)
A REPORT ON
THE EFFECT OF CHANGING NATURE OF WORK AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN THE CORE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO) STANDARDS AND THE IMPACT ON PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY IN GHANA
PREPARED BY:
OTOO AMPIAH & AMPONSAH DOKU AARON ASSOCIATES
AUGUST, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Population Size, Sampling and Sampling Technique
1.2 Data Presentation and Data Analysis
1.2.1 Response Rate
1.2.2 Respondents Demographics
1.2.3 Collective Bargaining
1.2.4 Changes in Journalists’ Average Rate of Pay over the Last Five Years
1.2.5 The Nature of Employment Relationship
1.2.6 The Nature of Employment Relationship and its Impact on Editorial Contents
1.2.6.1 Insecurity of Employment Leads to Timid Reporting
1.2.6.2 The Effect of Changes in Employment on Critical and Investigative Reporting
1.2.6.3 Media Concentration and Government Pressure Leads to Bland News
1.2.6.4 Media Tamed by Advertisers and Government
1.2.6.5 Low Wages Lead to Decline in Ethical Reporting
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Atypical Workers as Members of the Organisations
2.1 Setting the Pay Rate for Journalists
2.2 Atypical Journalist Workers Entitled to Less Rights and Benefits
2.3 The Attitude of Atypical Work Relationships in the Media Industry
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