1. Student’s Name:
Supervisor’s Name:
Date:

2.  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...

3.  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)

4.  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.

5.  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.

6.  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..

7. 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..


8. 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 coaches
offering 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.

10.  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

11.  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..

12.  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…

13.  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).

14.  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.

15.  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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