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Employee perceptions of recent work environment changes in Japan

Duignan, René; Yoshida, Kosaku - In: Personnel Review 36 (2007) 3, pp. 440-456

compared in a sample set of Japanese, European and US financial securities companies operating in Japan, in order to find which … that despite the trend towards the “westernization” of the work environment in Japan, key elements of the Japanese model …

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Employment strategy

Wong, May M.L.; Hendry, Chris - In: Personnel Review 28 (1999) 5/6, pp. 474-490

This study examines and compares the employment strategy used by Japanese and British retail companies in Hong Kong. Hendry’s structured employment systems model is adopted as the theoretical framework for this research. Three case companies – Morioka and Okadaya (Japanese‐owned) and...

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UK Computer Industry: American, British and Japanese Contrasts in Human Resource Management

Oliver, Nick; Lowe, James - In: Personnel Review 20 (1991) 2, pp. 18-23

The management practices of three organisations in the computer industry, one North American, one Japanese and one British owned are described. Although operating in similar marketplaces, markedly different management styles and practices were apparent, with the British company showing much less...

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Accounting‐Based Equity Valuation Techniques and the Value Relevance of Dividend Information: Empirical Evidence from Japan

Habib, Ahsan - In: Pacific Accounting Review 16 (2004) 2, pp. 23-44

This paper empirically examines whether dividends are value‐relevant in Japan by employing Ohlson’s (1995) accounting … by dispersion of ownership. However, the most important corporate governance characteristic that distinguishes Japan from … the U.S. is the predominance of inter‐corporate, interlocking ownership in Japan, which reduces information asymmetry and …

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Green supply chain management in leading manufacturers

Zhu, Qinghua; Geng, Yong; Fujita, Tsuyoshi; Hashimoto, … - In: Management Research Review 33 (2010) 4, pp. 380-392

to smaller companies in Japan as well as companies in developing countries such as China. To establish mechanisms to …

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Can perceptual differences account for managerial success?

Inamori, Takao; Analoui, Farhad; Kakabadse, Nada - In: Management Research Review 35 (2011) 1, pp. 32-51

responses were obtained from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)‐aid managers worldwide. Five perception related …

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Dynamics of entering politically risky foreign markets

Laynesa Alcantara, Lailani; Mitsuhashi, Hitoshi - In: Management Research Review 36 (2013) 6, pp. 580-595

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of political risk on firms' likelihood of foreign market entry and performance by adopting a strategic view of political risk and drawing upon the arguments of multimarket contact theory. Design/methodology/approach – This study...

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Language, cultural intelligence and expatriate success

Huff, Kyle C. - In: Management Research Review 36 (2013) 6, pp. 596-612

‐speaking expatriates living in Japan who were participating in the Japan Exchange and Teaching program. The survey was designed to measure … CQ, language proficiency, cross‐cultural adjustment, satisfaction with their work and life in Japan, and their attitudes …

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The impact of front end innovation in new product development in Japanese manufacturing companies

Cao, Yong; Zhao, Li; Nagahira, Akio - In: Nankai Business Review International 2 (2011) 1, pp. 98-113

processing and pharmaceutical industry in Japan. Second, the research concentrates less on the interaction between initial …

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Culture, identity and information privacy in the age of digital government

Cullen, Rowena - In: Online Information Review 33 (2009) 3, pp. 405-421

concerns of citizens in both New Zealand and Japan, based on focus groups and interviews. The New Zealand research included …

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