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Brough, Paula (ed.); Kinman, Gail (ed.) - 2024

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the physical and mental health challenges facing workers today, focusing particularly on the social, technological, and political consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Delving into core perceptions of work culture, chapters also map out ways of...

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Economic reform in Asia : China, India, and Japan

Hsu, Sara - 2016

1. Introduction to development in China, India and Japan -- 2. Development theory -- 3. An Asian leader : Japan … trajectory -- 6. Poverty and inequality in China, India and Japan -- 7. urbanization and migration -- 8. Demographics, education …, health and labor -- 9. The impact of development on the environment -- 10. Trade in China, India and Japan -- 11. Economic …

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Economic reform in Japan : can the Japanese change?

Freedman, Craig (contributor) - 2001

pt. 1. Necessary change or shameless surrender? Economic reform in Japan -- pt. 2. The fine art of financial … incompetence -- pt. 3. Japanese firms : happy families or anonymous corporate structures? -- pt. 4. Producing a more Japan … the underlying conflicts in Japan's economy and society that makes choosing a new direction such a difficult proposition …

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Ageing and the labor market in Japan : problems and policies

Hamada, Kōichi (contributor); Katō, Hiromi (contributor) - 2007

1. Ageing and employment in Japan -- 2. Factors affecting labor force participation in Japan : empirical study of labor … supply of the elderly and females -- 3. Labor force ageing and economic growth in Japan -- 4. Ageing and elderly care in an … society and the choice of Japan : migration, FDI and trade liberalization -- 7. Retirement in non-cooperative and cooperative …

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Crisis or recovery in Japan : state and industrial economy

Bailey, David (contributor); Coffey, Dan (contributor); … - 2007

Japanese economy / Donald W. Katzner -- The cause of Japan's recession and the lessons for the world / Richard A. Werner … -- Transnational monopoly capitalism, the J-mode firm and industrial 'hollowing out' in Japan / Keith Cowling, Philip. R. Tomlinson … for reform / Terutomo Ozawa -- Kūdōka, restructuring and possibilities for industrial policy in Japan / David Bailey …

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Social evolution, economic development and culture : what it means to take Japan seriously

Dore, Ronald Philip - 2001

Social evolution, economic development and culture brings together Ronald Dore's key writings for the first time, making his work accessible across a wide range of social science disciplines. It produces a distinctive perspective with four interlinking themes--technology-driven social evolution,...

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Transformational CEOs : leadership and management success in Japan

Kase, Kimio - 2005

--operational effectiveness and superior CEO leadership--some are Japan-specific and point to a break with traditional leadership rationale …1. Management success in Japan -- 2. Mental schemes of successful transformational CEOs : PIF and PA approaches -- 3 …

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The economics of an ageing population : macroeconomic issues

Onofri, Paolo (contributor) - 2004

examples of Italy and Japan, two countries which have the fastest ageing populations in Europe and the world respectively …pt. 1. Demographic transition and the impact on growth : the case of Japan -- pt. 2. Demographic transition and pension …

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The economics of social security in Japan

Tachibanaki, Toshiaki (contributor) - 2004

This book provides a comprehensive appraisal of social security in Japan, where traditionally the burden of welfare …1. Introduction -- 2. Social security reform in Japan in the twenty-first century -- 3. Uncertainty and pension policy … -- 4. Alternative pension reform strategies for Japan -- 5. Effects of the old-age pension system for active employees on …

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Cross-national appropriation of work systems : Japanese firms in the UK

Saka, Ayse - 2003

The diffusion of work processes across countries through foreign direct investment and technological collaborations is an increasingly important practice in today's global economy. Ayse Saka explores this process both by focusing on the role of actors in appropriating different ways of operating...

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