Demise of "permanent employment" in Japan

Article Abstract:

Large Japanese corporations have responded to increased industrial competition by shifting from the traditional system of permanent employment to a system that allows for more flexible employment practices. The permanent employment system, in which workers are typically guaranteed a job in a company until retirement, has been eroded by such factors as the rising cost of labor and increased overseas investment by Japanese firms. Flexible employment practices adopted by Japanese companies to cope with fluctuating labor needs include early retirement, outplacement, mid-career recruitment, subcontracting and increased hiring of women and foreign graduates.

Research, Japan, Employment, Labor market, Job security

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Academic models and real world problems: commentary on " A performance-based, minimalist human resource management approach to business schools."

Article Abstract:

The views of business managers on the methods of human resource management adopted by business schools are presented.

United States, Personnel administration, Business and Secretarial Schools, Business & Secretarial Schools, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Company personnel management, Business schools, Scholars

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