In the post-bubble era, Japan is going through major structural upheavals and the relevance of the five perspectives presented here on the implications of these changes for the Japanese employment system can hardly be overstated. The institutions and practices of the Japanese employment system...

Mit der Ausweitung der Aktivitäten von Unternehmen über nationale und Kulturgrenzen hinaus, d.h. ihrer "Internationalisierung", entsteht das Problem der Auseinandersetzung zwischen und das Zusammenwirken von verschiedenen Kulturen in einer Organisation. Sie wirft für die...

Japanese firms are in the midst of the most protracted economic crisis in their post-war history. The end of the "bubble economy" has led to a long era of low growth. This change in the general business environment has profound consequences for the management and the organization of corporate...