Conflict and Change - Foreign Ownership and the Japanese Firm

Klappentext A analysis of how take-overs by foreign companies have changed HR and organisational practices traditionally associated with Japanese firms. Zusammenfassung In the past decade! a number of major Japanese companies have come under the control of foreign firms. Using a case-based approach! this book looks at how take-overs by foreign companies have changed HR and organisational practices traditionally associated with Japanese firms. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Introduction; 1. Japanese institutions: are they different?; 2. The study: overview and methodology; 3. Entering the firm: recruitment and training; 4. Lifetime employment and career patterns; 5. Reward systems; 6. Female employees; 7. Organisation and decision-making process; 8. Discussion and conclusion; Index.

Product details

• Authors: George Olcott, George (Judge Business School Olcott, Olcott George
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.07.2011
• EAN: 9780521189880
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18988-0
• No. of pages: 292
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Japan, Business & management, Business innovation, International business