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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459369203321

Autore

Keizer Arjan B.

Titolo

Changes in Japanese employment practices : beyond the Japanese model / / Arjan B. Keizer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-23346-2

1-135-23347-0

1-282-59505-9

9786612595059

0-203-86586-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Routledge international business in Asia series ; ; 4

Disciplina

344.5201

658.300952

Soggetti

Personnel management - Japan

Management - Japan

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Japanese terms; 1 Reconsidering Japanese employment practices; 2 The dialectics of change; 3 The logic of Japanese employment practices; 4 Adjustment of employment and employment practices; 5 The automobile industry; 6 The electronics industry; 7 The construction industry; 8 The retail industry; 9 Seikashugi; 10 Non-regular employment; 11 Institutional change in Japanese employment practices; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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