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Palumbo, Frederick A.; Herbig, Paul A. - In: Employee Relations 16 (1994) 1, pp. 54-61

Much current Japanese popular discussion centres on the sudden death, at an early age, of Japan′s hard‐working, white … current recessionary pressure and growing shortage of labour in Japan has exposed this social phenomenon. Describes karoshi … , defines the extent of the phenomenon, explores changes that are occurring in Japan′s workforce and analyses the impact on …

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Structure and Identity

Murray, Gregor - In: Employee Relations 16 (1994) 2, pp. 24-40

‐structuring? Focuses on the experience of five countries (Canada, France, Japan, the UK and the US) and their common problems as regards …

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New Style Agreements at Japanese Transplants in the UK

Grant, David - In: Employee Relations 16 (1994) 2, pp. 65-83

New style agreements are designed to foster co‐operative, conflict‐free industrial relations. Provides an account of what happened at two Japanese manufacturing transplants in the UK where such agreements were in operation. Management at these companies appeared to operate industrial...

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Employee orientation ‐ the Japanese approach

Mestre, Michel; Stainer, Alan; Stainer, Lorice - In: Employee Relations 19 (1997) 5, pp. 443-456

orientation process, comparing Japan with the West. Investigates Japanese recruitment philosophy in relation to its effective and …

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Japanization on the shopfloor

Oliver, Nick; Delbridge, Rick; Lowe, James - In: Employee Relations 20 (1998) 3, pp. 248-260

This paper reports the findings of a study into 12 UK and nine Japanese automotive component plants. Compared to the UK plants, the Japanese plants showed a 60 per cent superiority on productivity and a 9:1 superiority in quality. Detailed examination of work structures on the shopfloor revealed...

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“Front‐end reflections”: supervisory systems in the UK’s Japanese transplants and in “Japanized” companies

Morris, Jonathan; Lowe, James; Wilkinson, Barry - In: Employee Relations 20 (1998) 3, pp. 261-270

data from emulating or comparable non‐Japanese owned organizations. It also draws on comparative data from Japan and North …

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“JAPANISATION” AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN BRITAIN

McKenna, Steve - In: Employee Relations 10 (1988) 4, pp. 6-12

In recent years, there has been much talk about the impact of Japanese labour relations practices on UK operations. Whilst there are an increasing number of Japanese companies now operating in this country, it is hard to establish whether their influence has extended beyond these particular...

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Organizing Latin American workers in Japan

Stewart, Paul; Danford, Andy; Urano, Edson - In: Employee Relations 39 (2017) 3, pp. 365-377

experience of trade unionists in Union MIE, an exemplar of what in Japan is known as a community union (sometimes described as a … questionnaires to union membership of community union in Japan. Findings The increasing significance of community unions raises the … interviews using snowball technique and direct questionnaires to union membership of community union in Japan, the paper presents …

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Employee Participation in a Japanese‐owned British Electronics Factory: Reality or Symbolism?

Lewis, Philip - In: Employee Relations 11 (1989) 1, pp. 3-9

In recent years it has become clear that joint consultation has not withered away in British industry but has managed to maintain a considerable institutional presence. The precise character of consultation in these companies is rather more difficult to determine. Drawing on research in a...

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Designing Flexible Teamwork: Comparing German and Japanese Approaches

Mueller, Frank - In: Employee Relations 14 (1992) 1, pp. 5-16

This article is based on a research project on new employee‐relations practices in engine plants of European mass producers across four countries. Identifies two approaches towards a new organization of work: The German model relies on the production worker with apprenticeship, while the Honda...

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