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UNINA9910450206403321 |
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Autore |
Graham Fiona |
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Titolo |
A Japanese company in crisis : ideology, strategy, and narrative / / Fiona Graham |
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London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2005 |
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1-134-27850-0 |
1-280-17704-7 |
0-203-00570-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (264 p.) |
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RoutledgeCurzon Contemporary Japan series ; ; 1 |
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Corporate culture - Japan |
Business failures - Japan |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [256]-259) and index. |
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Cover; A Japanese company in crisis; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 1 Introduction; Objectives of this work; Plan of the book; Economic strategising; 2 Economic background; The Japanese economy; The crisis in the life insurance industry; C-Life; 3 The current situation; The present situation; The current situation of C-Life; 4 Restructuring; Restructuring and C-Life; Taking responsibility; Visions of the future; 5 The company and change; Japanese character and change; Japanese management; 6 The flowers of 1985; The generation of doki; Uesaka and Takemitsu; Takenaka; Ogihara |
OsakiAoki; Hara; Matsumoto; Summary; 7 Ideology and economic strategising; What is an ideology?; Ways of viewing ideology; Levels of ideology: a model; The objectivity of ideology; Ideology and conflict; Strategies; Strategy and the manipulation of ideology; Strategising and consciousness; Being good at strategising; 8 Strategising during the filming of C-Life; Filming C-Life; Honne/tatemae during filming; Strategising during filming; 9 Narrative and myth; Management and the role of narrative; Narrative; Myth; Narrative and interpretation; 10 C-Life goes under; The demise of C-Life |
Inside C-Life as it went underThe future; 11 Conclusion; Bibliography; |
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Japanese white-collar workers have been characterised by their intense loyalty and life-long commitment to their companies. This book is based on very extensive ethnographic research inside a Japanese insurance company during the period when the company was going through a major crisis which ended in the company's bankruptcy and collapse. It examines the attitudes of Japanese employees towards their work, their company and related issues at a time when the established order and established attitudes were under threat. The wide range and detail of the reporting of workers' attitudes, often in t |
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UNINA9910731414903321 |
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Autore |
Orikasa Minami |
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Seeking Asylum in Japan: Oral Tales of a Contemporary Other / / Minami Orikasa |
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Geneva, : Graduate Institute Publications, 2023 |
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Asian Studies |
Demography |
Social Issues |
acteurs non étatiques et société civile |
assimilation |
culture religion et identité |
émigration |
ethnographie |
humanisme |
immigration |
migrations et réfugiés |
politiques de migration |
culture religion and identity |
discrimination |
migration and refugees |
migration policy |
non-state actors and civil society |
public discourse |
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Materiale a stampa |
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This ePaper is a historically informed analysis of the experiences of asylum seekers in Japan. It engages in ethnographic research through the first-hand accounts of 37 asylum seekers, adapted from interviews conducted by Sophia University’s Refugee Voices Japan project. The perceptions, policies, and practices related to asylum seekers are products of the systemic invisibilisation of mobility and migrants’ roles throughout Japanese history, despite their highly politicised presence in mainstream discourses. The ePaper addresses the continued absence of knowledge about asylum seekers by centralising their voices and stories, which opens a window into the complex realities of their experiences of displacement and seeking asylum in Japan. Their narratives demonstrate that the immigration regime severely restricts all aspects of their lives. Yet, asylum seekers are not passive victims ‘stuck in limbo’ but are active members of society employing various strategies in search of solutions for a less precarious life. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Vahabzadeh Foundation for financially supporting the publication of best works by young researchers of the Graduate Institute, giving a priority to those who have been awarded academic prizes for their master’s dissertations. |
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