Presenting perspectives on how work and employment develop in contemporary Japan, this text is useful to those with an interest in work and employment in Japan, from scholars and specialists in HRM and management, to economists, sociologists and anthropologists

1. Introduction -- 2. The knowledge economy and perceptions of knowledge -- 3. Knowledge work : issues and perspectives -- 4. Critical perceptions of creativity and knowledge work -- 5. A theoretical framework of creative knowledge work -- 6. Advertising I -- 7. Advertising II -- 8. Information...