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Japanese Workplaces in Transition

Employee Perceptions

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  • © 2009

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  1. Hendrik Meyer-Ohle
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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Changing Workplaces — Blogging about Work

    • Hendrik Meyer-Ohle
    Pages 1-11

  3. Japanese Corporations under Pressure: Changing Employment Practices in Three Industries

    • Hendrik Meyer-Ohle
    Pages 12-38

  4. Experiencing Corporate Reorganization

    • Hendrik Meyer-Ohle
    Pages 39-74

  5. Facing Changing Principles of Employment

    • Hendrik Meyer-Ohle
    Pages 75-111

  6. Taking Up Non-Regular Employment

    • Hendrik Meyer-Ohle
    Pages 112-140

  7. Working as a Non-Regular Employee

    • Hendrik Meyer-Ohle
    Pages 141-172

  8. Conclusions — Importance of Perceptions, Employability and Directions of Change

    • Hendrik Meyer-Ohle
    Pages 173-185

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 186-214
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Exploring the changes in Japanese workplaces such as restructuring, incentive principles and the increasing use of contingent workers from the perspective of employees, this title provides new insights into the mindsets of the workers by contrasting survey and theoretical sources with excerpts from blogs published by Japanese people.

About the author

HENDRIK MEYER-OHLE is Associate Professor for Japanese Business and Management in the Department of Japanese Studies of the National University of Singapore. His research interests range from marketing and retailing to human resources management. Previous publications with Palgrave include Innovation and Dynamics in Japanese Retailing - From Techniques to Formats to Systems and as editor Corporate Strategies for Southeast Asia after the Crisis. A Comparison of Multinational Firms from Japan and Europe.

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