Japan’s employment practices were long considered a cornerstone to its economic success. However, the reversal in economic performance during the 1990s altere

Keizer examines changing employment practices in Japan, focusing on the position of the Japanese firm that is confronted with the need to address the changing e

After sweeping all before it in the 1980s, 'Japanese management' ran into trouble in the 1990s, especially in the high-tech industries, prompting many to declar

This book reappraises the Japanese employment system, characterized by such practices as the periodic recruiting of new graduates, lifetime employment and senio