Human Resource Management in Japan: Changes and Uncertainties 
Subtitle: A New Human Resource Management System Fitting to the Global Economy (Explorations in Asia Pacific Business Economics)
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing; Gower Pub Co
Published: October 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780566084218
Subjects: Business & Economics; Politics / Current Events; Business/Economics; Labor & Industrial Relations - General; International business; Microeconomics; Personnel & human resources management; International - Economics; Japan; Organizational change; Personnel management
First sentence: The idea of making large company communities was the cement consolidating the relational psychological contract within Japanese companies and the underlying ideology of work.
Description: "Demonstrating a high level of insight, this expert analysis of the characteristics and advantages of Japanese human resource management describes the current situation, the main trends in the transformation of the Japanese human resource management and employment practices, and investigates the possible options for the future." "Academics and policy makers dealing with Japan and courses on human resource management and economics will find this book an essential read."--Jacket.