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Isomorphism and foreign subsidiary staffing policies

Ando, Naoki - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 18 (2011) 2, pp. 131-143

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore determinants that affect foreign subsidiary staffing policies by employing institutional theory as a theoretical foundation. Design/methodology/approach – Hypotheses are developed regarding determinants of the ratio of parent country...

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National diversity and team performance in low interdependence tasks

Sakuda, Keith H. - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 19 (2012) 2, pp. 125-141

from Japan. National diversity of teams is operationalized using a new approach to Blau's Index. Findings – A negative … relationship was found between national diversity and team performance in Japan. No significant results were found for age …

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Culture as an explanatory variable for the Japanese innovative processes

Herbig, Paul; Jacobs, Lawrence - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 5 (1998) 3, pp. 5-30

Explores the influence of Japan’s culture on its innovative strengths and weaknesses. Indicates that Japan is good at …

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Stress among nurses: a multi‐nation test of the demand‐control‐support model

Baba, Vishwanath V.; Tourigny, Louise; Wang, Xiaoyun; … - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 20 (2013) 3, pp. 301-320

stress among nurses in China, Japan, Argentina, and the Caribbean using the Job demand‐control (JDC) and the Job demand … has been corroborated in China, Japan, Argentina, and the Caribbean. Based on their findings and what is available in the …

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Introduction

Taniguchi, Mami - In: Career Development International 11 (2006) 3, pp. 189-192

world of elements which have been sustained or changed to contribute to the emergence of a new management model in Japan …

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Effects of wage and promotion incentives on the motivation levels of Japanese employees

Takahashi, Kiyoshi - In: Career Development International 11 (2006) 3, pp. 193-203

Purpose – This study aims to focus on the incentive effects in Japanese organizations where job security is valued. In particular, the study seeks to investigate the relative strengths of the effects of wage and promotion incentives on employees' motivation. Design/methodology/approach – A...

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Preferences for working hours over life course among Japanese manufacturing workers

Fujimoto, Tetsushi - In: Career Development International 11 (2006) 3, pp. 204-215

generalizing the results to a broader range of industries in Japan. Originality/value – This study addresses a simple but important … scrutiny to understanding whether a career perspective over life course is changing in today's Japan. …

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Succeeding where others fail to try

Taniguchi, Mami - In: Career Development International 11 (2006) 3, pp. 216-229

Purpose – This paper aims to explain how female promotion can help to improve organizational performance in the Japanese environment. Design/methodology/approach – It is based on a case study of Aeon, a major Japanese retailer, which dramatically increased its percentage of female store...

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Boundaryless career and adaptive HR practices in Japan's hotel industry

Yamashita, Masaru; Uenoyama, Tatsuya - In: Career Development International 11 (2006) 3, pp. 230-242

boundary fades out. Research limitations/implications – This paper researched Japan's hotel industry by in‐depth interviews and …

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The relationship between employees' inter‐organizational career orientation and their career strategies

Yamamoto, Hiroshi - In: Career Development International 11 (2006) 3, pp. 243-264

Purpose – The present study has two purposes. One is to investigate the relationship between an Inter‐Organizational Career Orientation (IOCO) of employees and their career strategies. The second is to investigate the effects of the career attitudes that an IOCO has on employee career...

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