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The research aims to investigate a highly debatable business

aspect of modern time i.e.

◦ global employment opportunities and challenges to human

resource (HR).

Employment opportunities and challenges in the accounting

industry of Australia for Indian migrant students are the

subject covered in this research (Reis & Baruch, 2013)..

Cont...

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicates: ◦ India second largest population

getting enrolment in the accounting and other business management courses in Australia after China.

◦ Severe decline in the international enrolment in accounting courses by Indian migrants after 2009 crisis.

◦ The number of applications received from Indian migrants in 2008 have halved after financial crisis of 2008-2009 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2011).

Year

% of Student

Visa

Applications

from Indian

Migrants

2008 48%- 51%

2009 22%

2010 17%

2011 14%

Table 1: (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2011)

On one hand, presence of skills shortage in Australia offers a big

opportunity to the global talent to gain a reputable position in the reputable

Australian corporations (Carter, 2007),

On other hand, the rise in Australian dollar is considered as the biggest

barrier for the Indian graduate migrant directly impacting the cost of living of

the Indian migrants (Carter, 2007).

Indians and other East-Asian countries’ employees have to struggle

immensely in order to seek a professional employment due to:

limited English proficiency,

lack of social networking supports both within and outside the

organisations,

mentoring support,

gender and

age related biases (Cen & Cai, 2012, Junankar & Mahuteau, 2004).

◦ Due to these issues, a distressing situation has arrived for Indian students in

assessing the feasibility of accounting industry of Australia for them.

Upon the examination of past studies, limited research (only one

academic study) was found in relation to this research topic. It

further described the need and feasibility of conducting research in

this area as an individual thinker.

The research is important for the Indian migrants that are facing

difficulties in gaining in-depth idea about the employment

opportunities available for them in the accounting industry of

Australia.

The findings of the study like knowledge about employment

conditions, employment rate, and the types of accounting jobs

available in accounting industry of Australia along with the

challenges faced in terms of issues discussed in problem statement

would be very important for the Indian youth to take practical

decisions about their future i.e. whether to locate in Australia or not.

Theme 1: Age and Gender

◦ Cen & Cai, (2012) is a single study in the past studies in which

authors have focused on the graduate outcomes for Australian

overseas accounting students and their issue of unemployment

and beyond it.

◦ According to this study, adults with relevant experience are

preferred over fresh graduates.

◦ Khoo et al., (2005) further reported that gender-based biasness is

also an important factor for migrants. A large portion of Indian

men can be found in accounting firm than females.

Cont..

Theme 2: Mentoring In Australia, there are numerous barriers found placing significant

impact on the job satisfaction of the migrant workers.

One of such is mentoring within organization, culture towards

career professions, and career development opportunities.

Mostly, the nationals or expatriates from other international

branches of accounting firm are given financial as well as non-

financial benefits of working in the Australian accounting firms

Australians are preferred for training opportunities because they are

able to grasp their national culture easily than an expatriate.

Group coaches and mentors are also satisfied in working with the

natives due to cultural differences, which impact on migrants’ job satisfaction and productivity (Reis & Baruch, 2013). Cont..

Theme 3: English Language Skills and Networking

Junankar & Mahuteau, (2004), on the other hand highlighted that due to cultural differences, migrants in the Australian companies are not completely satisfied with their job.

Due to English language problems, the job content is difficult for them and are not able to get involve with their senior or coachesoffering them training.

It was also highlighted that most important source of finding a job in Australia are the informal networks like social networking sites.

Due to language and communication problems, migrants are at disadvantage as compared to natives.

The research question for the paper is as follows:

◦ What are the effects of mentoring support, English language skills, social networking support and employment, gender, and age factors on the job satisfaction of Indian migrants in accounting industry in Australia?

Dependent Variable = Job Satisfaction

Independent Variable = mentoring support, English language skills, social networking support and employment, gender, age and other career issues highlighted in chosen survey instrument mentioned later

The study will be qualitative in nature and will aim to describe (descriptive research design) the chosen subject matter in more detail.

Methodology set out for this study is based on secondary as well as primary data collection.

◦ Secondary Data Collection and Analysis

◦ Review of relevant literature and past studies to analyse the influence of pay cuts and global financial crises on international talents’ career in general as well as in context of the Indian migrants in Australia. Statistical findings from Australian government websites and other sources will be used to search out the employment opportunities, employment rate, and types of accounting jobs in accounting industry in Australia. Only authentic academic international database will be used in searching literature like Ebscohost, Emerald, and Google Scholarly Books (Kothari, 2004).

◦ Cont..

Primary Data Collection and Analysis

◦ The Ragins and McFarlin Mentor Role Instrument (RMMRI) –

8 item scale will be used for qualitative survey to examine the

migrants’ career and psychological functions placing impacting

on their job satisfaction (Graen & Graen, 2005).

◦ Sample Size: 150 Students

◦ Frequency analysis using descriptive statistics method will be

used to analyze the collected data and presenting it in charts

(Saunders et al., 2009)

◦ Cont…

Ethical Considerations

◦ All the personal information of the research participants will

be kept confidential and will not be disclosed to any person.

All the other data will be only shared with the person directly

involved in the study.

◦ Participants would be asked about their informed written

consent to ensure their voluntary participation and not by

enforcement.

◦ All the secondary studies will be cited with complete in-text

and academic referencing rules to avoid plagiarism

◦ Reliability and validity of research instrument and chosen

secondary studies will be considered before their use (Flick,

2011).

Research is limited to trends in relation to employment opportunities, employment rate and type of accounting jobs available in the Australian accounting industry. Only these international expatriate employment issues are covered in this research.

It does not take into account the process of enrolment and HR recruitment procedures (selecting, hiring, firing, rewarding and others) in this study.

Similarly, influence of price cuts and global financial crisis will also be taken into account in connection to the employment opportunities, employment rate and type of accounting jobs available in the Australian accounting industry and not any other business or human resource management issue.

The study excludes outsourcing HR as it is a broad issue, which requires to examine the problem from the angle of Australian accounting corporations.

Funding the study is identified as the most crucial element

connected with the successful completion of this research.

Funding will be required through Australian private sectors.

Amount of $20,000 will be funded by the chartered accountants

towards this research.

The amount will be used for:

◦ Travelling expenses

◦ Stationery expenses

◦ Data collection expenses

◦ Accessibility to online database

◦ Small complimentary gifts to participants

Non-financial resources include support from supervisor,

teachers and all the direct and indirect research participants

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