Japanese Workplaces in Transition

Japanese Workplaces in Transition
Author: H. Meyer-Ohle
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2009-05-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230274242

Exploring the changes in Japanese workplaces such as restructuring, incentive principles and the increasing use of contingent workers from the perspective of employees, this title provides new insights into the mindsets of the workers by contrasting survey and theoretical sources with excerpts from blogs published by Japanese people.

21st-Century Japanese Management

21st-Century Japanese Management
Author: J. Abegglen
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2006-03-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230500854

Japan's economy and businesses are entering this century with new management systems but their values unchanged. Drawing on the author's analysis of the 1950s, financial systems, personnel management methods, role of the corporation and R&D capabilities are re-assessed to provide a comprehensive analysis of Japan's financial and industrial changes.