Internal Labour Markets in Japan

AvKenn Ariga,Giorgio Brunello

Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

Japanese labour market practices have attracted considerable attention in the West for two reasons. Firstly, innovative human resource management (HRM) is responsible for the development of competitive industrial sectors. Secondly, inner flexibility of the labour market has produced low unemployment and wage flexibility. This study, originally published in 2000, provides a thorough investigation of the distinctive features of Japanese internal labour markets (ILM) and occupational labour markets (OLM), closely analyses important changes in ILM and considers future developments. It combines a mixture both of descriptive and of theoretical and econometric work and builds on the authors' wel- known previous research in this area. Also contains a detailed case study and the econometric analysis of HRM policies used by a large Japanese firm. Although the focus is on Japanese ILM, international comparisons are made throughout, mainly with reference to Europe and the United States.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-06-29
Mått:160 x 236 x 24 mm
Vikt:605 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:308
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521642408

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Mikroekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Recensioner i media

"this, book is clearly written and well organized, and accessible to both economists and noneconomists with a basic acquaintance with the theoretical and methodological tools of economic analysis...the book offers a comprehensive analysis of practices related to internal labor markets in large Japanese firms, including recruitment, trainig, promotion, wages and the link between product markets and employment practices...the book offer a refinement of existing research rather than radically new ideas and insights." Journal of Japanese Studies

Innehållsförteckning

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Introduction; Part I. Features of Japan's Internal Labor Markets: 1. Internal labor markets in search equilibrium; 2. Demand and supply of skills in a corporate hierarchy; 3. Measuring occupational and internal labor markets; 4. Earnings and seniority in internal labor markets; 5. Recruitment and promotion in Japanese firms; 6. Product market competition and internal labor markets; Part II. Recent Changes in Wage and Employment Structure: 7. Institutional changes in Japanese internal labor markets; 8. Changes in the employment and wage structure of Japanese firms, 1976–1996; 9. Changes in Japanese earnings profile; 10. The impact growth and business cycles on Japanese corporate hierarchies; Epilogue; References; Index.