Handbook of Japanese Labor Practices : Changing Perceptions.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sakamoto, Robin.

Series:

Handbooks on Japanese Studies

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

This volume examines the three pillars of Japanese management--lifetime employment, seniority-based wages and promotions, and enterprise unions--from the viewpoint of both Japanese and non-Japanese scholars.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Contributors

Introduction

Chapter 1: Beyond the Enigma of "Lifetime Employment": Clarifying Japan's Working Rules of Employment Relations and Exploring their Comparative Implications

Chapter 2: A Critical Look at Lifetime Employment in Japan

Chapter 3: The Landscape of the Japanese Labor Market

Reflections: Creating a Society Where People Embrace Their Dreams and Actualize Greater Well-Being

Chapter 4: Labor Unions in Japan

Chapter 5: Young People's Precarious Transitions in Japan

Reflections: Embracing the Unconventional: How a Clueless Student in Iwate Finds Strength in Enforced Optimism

Chapter 6: Gender Gaps in Japan and Why They Exist at the Workplace

Reflections: Choose the One You Love

Chapter 7: From Genba Walks to Organizational Insights: Unveiling the Concept of Internal Sensitivity

Chapter 8: Migrant Workers and the Future of Japan: Why the Technical Intern Training Program Didn't Work

Chapter 9: Global Talent in an Aspiring "Country of Choice": Skilled Migration into Japan

Reflections: Finding a Place Elsewhere

Chapter 10: Agents of Globalization? Foreign Employee Roles in Japanese Corporations

Chapter 11: The Input-Driven Society: Understanding Work and Social Organization in Japan

Chapter 12: Strength as a Source of Weakness: Why Japan Struggles to Meet the Digital Challenge

Chapter 13: Diversity Issues in Japan: Education of Future Workers and Leaders

Reflections: Japanese Style: Working in Both Japanese and American Organizations

Chapter 14: Making Friends with Godzilla

Appendix 1: ChatGPT 2023 AI Explanation of Japan's "Lifetime Employment"

Appendix 2: Japanese Labor Laws

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-003-75660-3

1-04-094830-8

OCLC:

1585502265

Publisher Number:

CIPO000366530