Work and Pay in Japan - Hardcover

Hart, Robert A.; Kawasaki, Seiichi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521571375 ISBN 13: 9780521571371

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of Japanese labour market institutions within a comparative United States/European framework. It is written in a non-technical manner and illustrates essential themes in labour economics. Designed for undergraduate students of labour economics, industrial relations, human resource management, comparative international business, and Japanese studies, it will also be of interest to graduate courses in economics and business, especially where comparative international labour, industrial relations or business studies feature, while providing a ready reference for policy-makers and professionals.

Review:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0521571375
• ISBN 13: 9780521571371
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 204