Originally published as Career Development International Volume 11 Number 3, 2006
ISBN: 1 84544 994 0
Guest edited by: Mami Taniguchi, Waseda University, Japan.
Ten years ago we were publishing much about the economic successes in Japan and Japanese management and HR practices. During the recent economic downturn in Japan we have heard much less.
This is a real opportunity to learn what Japanese organizations have been doing to respond to the problems. Some of the papers are real case studies and are based in the automotive, hotel and retail sectors. The authors are based at respected universities in Japan.
Contents:
Effects of wage and promotion incentives on the motivation levels of Japanese employees
This study aims to focus on the incentive effects in Japanese organizations where job security is valued. In particular, the study seeks to investigate the relative strengths of the effects of wage and promotion incentives on employees' motivation.
Preferences for working hours over life course among Japanese manufacturing workers
This paper sets out to explore how Japanese workers want to allocate their time to work and private life in different stages of life. It also examines whether they prefer to reduce hours in paid work and spend more time on family and leisure.
Succeeding where others fail to try: A case study of diversity management in the Japanese retail sector
This paper aims to explain how female promotion can help to improve organizational performance in the Japanese environment.
Boundaryless career and adaptive HR practices in Japan's hotel industry
This paper aims at analyzing the underlying factors that encourage an increasing number of Japanese workers to move across the corporate boundaries in the course of career development, and then understanding the nature and the consequences of the corporate human resource practices in response to it.
The relationship between employees' inter-organizational career orientation and their career strategies
This study has two purposes. One is to investigate the relationship between an Inter-Organizational Career Orientation (IOCO) of employees and their career strategies. The second is to investigate the effects of the career attitudes that an IOCO has on employee career strategies.
Career “mist,” “hope,” and “drift”: conceptual framework for understanding career development in Japan
The purpose of this research is to present a new theoretical framework concerning subjective career development in Japan. The framework consists of three concepts, namely, career “drift,” “mist,” and “hope”.
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