Author: Noel GastonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor market
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Labour Market Policy Developments in Japan
Author: Noel GastonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor market
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Internal Labour Markets in Japan
Author: Kenn ArigaPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139431420
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Japanese labour market practices have attracted considerable attention in the West for two reasons. Firstly, innovative human resource management (HRM) is responsible for the development of competitive industrial sectors. Secondly, inner flexibility of the labour market has produced low unemployment and wage flexibility. This study, originally published in 2000, provides a thorough investigation of the distinctive features of Japanese internal labour markets (ILM) and occupational labour markets (OLM), closely analyses important changes in ILM and considers future developments. It combines a mixture both of descriptive and of theoretical and econometric work and builds on the authors' wel- known previous research in this area. Also contains a detailed case study and the econometric analysis of HRM policies used by a large Japanese firm. Although the focus is on Japanese ILM, international comparisons are made throughout, mainly with reference to Europe and the United States.
Economic Development and the Labour Market in Japan
Author: K. TairaInstitutionalizing the Active Labor Market Policy in Japan
Author: Ikuo KumeJapanese Labour and Management in Transition
Author: Mari SakoPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135097070
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Japanese Management and Labour in Transition explores the changing face of Japanese industrial relations. Part one of the work outlines recent trends in Japanese labour markets, labour law and corporate strategy, and explores the responses of both management and labour to pressure posed by these trends. Part two analyses the interaction between the state, management and labour, considering both the macro and the micro levels. This compilation of up-to-date research by leading Japanese scholars challenges the traditional view of 'lifetime' employment and focuses on the growing economic pressures that Japanese management and labour currently face.
Changes in Japanese Employment Practices
Author: Arjan KeizerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135233462
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Japan’s employment practices were long considered a cornerstone to its economic success. However, the reversal in economic performance during the 1990s altered the positive perception and inspired major adaptations like the rise in performance-related pay (‘seikashugi’) and non-regular employment. This book presents case-studies of the adaptations in personnel management by major Japanese firms. It highlights the diversity, the stability and the considerations behind the adaptations that are implemented by these firms. Drawing on insights from institutional theory, it shows how factors such as legitimacy and institutional interlock have guaranteed an important continuity in employment practices. It discusses how the adaptations have not actually replaced the existing practices but have been shaped by them and, as a consequence, the result may not be as revolutionary as once expected but is likely to last. Furthermore, it argues that the employment practices remain specifically Japanese and that expectations of convergence have so far proved misplaced. Overall, this book is a valuable contribution to the study of employment issues. It provides an effective framework to analyse the ongoing developments in Japanese employment practices and demonstrates that Japanese developments continue to offer important insights for human resource management and labour market institutionalisation in general.
The Japanese Employment System
Author: Marcus RebickPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 019153000X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The stagnation of the Japanese economy and the ageing of Japanese society has led to major changes in the labour market in Japan. This comprehensive study looks at how the Japanese employment system is adapting to its new economic environment. Using the latest statistical evidence, the book focusses on the growing use of part-time and other forms of atypical employment relationships and illustrates how this is expressed in several different parts of the labour market. Particular attention is given to the changing situation of women, the decline of the family enterprise, the problems faced by older workers and the poor prospects for recent high school graduates. The recent rise in unemployment, including hidden unemployment is analysed. Relations between management and employees in Japanese corporations are also becoming more individualistic with the introduction of performance-related pay and the declining importance of enterprise unions. As a result of these changes, the future may see rising levels of income inequality. The Japanese labour force is declining with the ageing of the population and Japan's ability to cope is examined with special attention given to immigration policy. This book will be of interest to anyone interested in what is happening today in Japan and what the possibilities are for the future.
Recent Japanese Employment Policy Review
Author: Akira TakanashiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Full employment policies
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Human Resource Management in Japan
Author: Philippe DebrouxPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351769774
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
This title was first published in 2003. Seeking to demonstrate a high level of insight, this is an analysis of the characteristics and advantages of Japanese human resource management. It describes the situation and the main trends in the transformation of the Japanese human resource management and employment practices, and investigates the possible options for the future. The work should be useful to academics and policy makers dealing with Japan and courses on human resource management and economics.
The Postwar Japanese Economy
Author: Takafusa NakamuraPublisher: [Tokyo] : University of Tokyo Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Monograph on postwar economic development and economic structure in Japan - discusses economic recovery, economic planning, industrialization, fiscal policy, monetary policy, dual economy, labour market, wage structure, international monetary system and petroleum price implications, economic policy trends and small scale industry, raw materials, industrial structure and economic growth related issues. Graphs, references and statistical tables.