Sayonara, sarariman

Article Abstract:

The need for long-term structuring among Japanese companies will create particular challenges for managers. It will no longer be possible to guarantee managers life-long employment, and changes will have to be made to the way in which middle managers are trained. The traditional approach to training middle managers has left most of them with no transferable skills. Many companies are now recognizing the need to send young managers to foreign business schools, and also acknowledge that new ideas will have to be encouraged.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1998
Management Functions, Management training

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Who needs factories? Japan

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Nissan is offering jobs at other factories to the 2,500 workers from Zama, Japan, who will be displaced when a automobile factory closes. Unemployment is not common in Japan, and many workers are refusing to move because other jobs in Zama are available.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
Automobile industry, Nissan Motor Company Ltd.

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The shadow of joblessness

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Japanese firms may be announcing large job cuts, but this does not mean that real corporate restructuring is taking place. The government needs to encourage business start-ups and job creation.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
Economic aspects, Labor policy

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Subjects list: Japan, Management, Corporate reorganizations, Unemployment
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