What it really means to lose your laptop in Japan
Why losing your company laptop can be a really big deal in corporate Japan....
HR management
The Challenges of Globalization for Japanese Multinationals
Japanese multinational companies have been slow to adapt their business practices to make the most of globalization. One way for Japanese companies to enhance their global competitiveness is to utilize...
Japanese companies and the glass ceiling
In Japan, women do not have the same role in the workplace as women in the United States…As Japanese companies have increased their M&A activity in the U.S. recently, I...
Japanese firms moving towards global HR practices
Recently there are more examples of Japanese firms that are creating global databases of all their employees, not just the ones hired in Japan, for purposes of targeting development activities...
Jinji Ido – The Japanese organizational “refresh” button
The HR department is given a degree of power that is beyond what is typical in most western companies, creating a special kind of rhythm to life in a Japanese...
How can Japanese multinationals effectively manage non-Japanese staff
While compensation can certainly be an important motivator for non-Japanese employees, other factors like recognition, involvement, challenge, and opportunities for growth, can also play key roles in job satisfaction....
In Japanese corporate culture, you play the cards you’re dealt
It is in the Japanese employee's interest to make as few waves as possible, because he has few alternatives other than to stay with his firm...
Turnover in Japanese firms
American employees of Japanese firms tend to measure their career progress against their peers in American firms and thus expect more rapid advancement. An adjustment Japanese firms will need...
Why do many Japanese businesspeople live apart from their families? Tanshinfunin.
When assigning an employee to a transfer, whether it be within Japan or to someplace abroad, Japanese companies typically do not ask employees “Is now a convenient time for you...
Career planning in the U.S. and Japan
Japanese employees have little control over where they are assigned in their companies… Americans will take career planning into their own hands, deciding what they like to do and what...