Work and Pay in Japan

by Robert A. Hart, Seiichi Kawasaki

Overview

Provides a detailed discussion of all aspects of employment (including recruitment, tenure, turnover, promotion, labor force participation, unemployment, and retirement) and labor payments (wages, bonus payments, non-wage costs) in the Japanese labor market. All topics are discussed in relation to comparable experience in the United States and Europe. A major theme concerns whether or not key features of Japanese labor market institutions and practices differ from competitor economies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521571371
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/05/1999
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.51(d)
Lexile:	1460L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Setting the scene; 2. Labour market concepts; 3. Industrial relations; 4. Labour costs; 5. The bonus system; 6. Recruitment, training, promotion and retirement; 7. Employment, productivity and costs over the business cycle; 8. Small businesses, subcontracting and employment; 9. Schooling and earnings; 10. Work and pay in Japan and elsewhere.

Editorial Reviews

"Une contribution important à la vérification empirique de certaines hypothéses à l'adie de la théories du capital humaine." Labour, Capital & Society

"Une contribution important à la vérification empirique de certaines hypothéses à l'adie de la théories du capital humaine." Labour, Capital & Society

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