Foreign workers and overseas production for Japanese manufacturing SMEs
Foreign workers and overseas production for Japanese manufacturing SMEs
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日本制造业中小企业的外国工人和海外生产
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10.1080/26437015.2021.1951144
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2021
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Chikako Hironaka & Kazuyo Yamada
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上野千鶴子・蘭信三・平井和子（編） 山下英愛;木下直子;岡田泰平;茶園敏美;猪股祐介;樋口恵子;姫岡とし子;成田龍一;佐藤文香（共著）;浅井美智子;浅井美智子;浅井美智子;浅井美智子;浅井美智子;浅井美智子;Chikako Hironaka & Kazuyo Yamada
本研究构建了日本中小企业海外生产的理论模型。日本的中小企业面临着老龄化带来的劳动力短缺和国内市场饱和带来的全球化两大挑战。为了同时解决这些问题，本研究以外国技术实习生培养计划为中心，开发了日本中小企业制造商如何通过雇用外国实习生进行海外生产的模型。在日本政府的监督下，外国实习生被日本中小企业雇用，接受培训，以提高他们的技能。然而，以往的研究大多集中在日本的外国技术实习计划的负面影响。我们的研究表明，适当使用这个程序是一个强大的引擎，为中小企业的实际意义。此外，这些实习生也是宝贵的财富，因为他们可能会帮助日本中小企业在本国进行海外生产。
The present study builds a theoretical model for Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for overseas production. Japanese SMEs are faced with two challenges; acute labor shortage owing to an aging society and globalization due to domestic market saturation. To address these issues concurrently, the present study focuses on foreign technical intern training program, and develops a model on how Japanese SME manufacturers conduct overseas production by hiring foreign interns. Under the supervision of Japanese government, foreign interns are employed by Japanese SMEs to receive training to upgrade their skills. However, majority of past studies focus on the negative aspects of Japanese Foreign Technical Internship Program. Our study shows a practical implication that proper usage of this program is a powerful engine for SMEs. In addition, these interns are valuable assets because they might help Japanese SMEs’ overseas production in their home countries.