HR management
Gurobaru jinzai ikusei – new Japanese HR trend
For many Japanese companies it has become apparent that the most attractive prospects for continued growth and success are to be found outside Japan....
Japanese firms might gain from looking to outsiders for insights
Consultants who have worked with a range of companies have a better overall view than Japanese employees themselves of how Japanese companies differ from each other....
Oidashibeya – Japanese Purgatory
Employees are typically placed in a room, often windowless...
Power harassment – Japanese workplace bullying
For many Japanese, the only kind of management style they have ever experienced is one in which subordinates are treated harshly and no complaints are tolerated. . This...
What’s OK in Japan can be sexual harassment in the U.S.
Frequently, behavior that is tolerated in Japan is considered inappropriate in the U.S. Although only a small minority of Japanese businessmen engage in such behavior, when problems do happen...
Sexual Harassment — What Japanese firms in the U.S. need to be careful about
Comments which are overlooked in Japan can be extremely inappropriate in the U.S. context, causing Japanese employees to stumble into sexual harassment. Also, Japanese managers may not know how...
