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Career “mist,” “hope,” and “drift”: conceptual framework for understanding career development in Japan

Kato, Ichiro; Suzuki, Ryuta - In: Career Development International 11 (2006) 3, pp. 265-276

development in Japan. The framework consists of three concepts, namely, career “drift,” “mist,” and “hope”. Design … introduces original concepts and a framework derived from qualitative studies in Japan. By looking into different cultural …

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Rediscovering Japan: some thoughts on change and continuity in traditional Japanese careers

Van Maanen, John - In: Career Development International 11 (2006) 4, pp. 280-292

in Japan. Findings – Continuity is seen as being more prominent in Japan than change because the so‐called employee …

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International careers of Indian workers in Tokyo

Agullo, Bernat; Egawa, Midori - In: Career Development International 14 (2009) 2, pp. 148-168

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show the need for new conceptualizations to explain international career behaviors emerging from increasing international migration flows. Design/methodology/approach – The career diversity and growth of Indian knowledge workers in Tokyo is estimated...

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Recruitment and development of up‐and‐coming managers in Germany and Japan ‐ an exemplary comparison

Deller, Juergen F.; Flunkert, Ute - In: Career Development International 1 (1996) 2, pp. 5-9

‐and‐coming managers in Germany and Japan. Provides an overview of the basic personnel development strategies. Discusses the question of …

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Exchange rate appreciation expectation, importer's behavior and choice of invoicing currency

Xu, Xiangyun; Guo, Peng - In: China Finance Review International 2 (2012) 3, pp. 231-245

capacity. The empirical results of Yen's use in Japan's exports justifies the model's conclusion and shows that commercial …

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Top team characteristics and the business strategies of japanese firms

Simeon, Roblyn - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 1 (2001) 2, pp. 4-12

This study is an extension of research which links top management team characteristics and the use of a variety of business strategies. Agency theory and information processing theory provided the framework used to investigate the complex business strategies of 219 Japanese firms in four...

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Introducing officer systems in Japanese companies

Masui, Kazuhito; Kakabadse, Andrew - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 2 (2002) 1, pp. 10-12

Notes that after a serious recession which is still haunting Japan, board members of Japanese corporations are being … improve management. However, there are some companies in Japan which have handled the transition successfully. Argues that …

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Organizational governance in internal hybrids: a case study of Maekawa Manufacturing Ltd

Peltokorpi, Vesa; Tsuyuki, Emiko - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 7 (2007) 2, pp. 123-135

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which scholars have proposed organizational forms combining elements of markets and hierarchies. These hybrid forms are based on networked connections and bottom‐up entrepreneurship, fostering knowledge sharing among...

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New perspective for the management of M&A process: a merger case of a Japanese pharmaceutical company

Shibayama, Sotaro; Tanikawa, Kunihiro; Kimura, Hiromichi - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 11 (2011) 1, pp. 77-89

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to provide a new perspective for effective management of the merger and acquisition (M&A) process by making use of a case study of a merger in the Japanese pharmaceutical industry. As corporate governance and culture are notably employee‐oriented in...

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Attitudes and values in Chinese manufacturing companies

Alas, Ruth - In: Chinese Management Studies 2 (2008) 1, pp. 32-51

manufacturing companies in comparison with values and attitudes in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong. Design … the determinants of pay. A survey was conducted in two plants in the electronics industry in China, Japan, South Korea and …, among values at the societal level and job‐related attitudes in China, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong. It is argued that …

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