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

Motivation -- Produktentwicklung in der Automobilindustrie -- Informationstechnologien - Produktivitätspotenziale im Systemkontext -- Komplementaritätsbeziehungen in der Produktentwicklung - Untersuchung am Beispiel der japanischen Automobilindustrie -- Personalpolitische Herausforderungen.