New Organizational Forms, Human Resource Management and Structural Convergence? A Study of Japanese Organizations
New Organizational Forms, Human Resource Management and Structural Convergence? A Study of Japanese Organizations
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新的组织形式、人力资源管理和结构融合?
DOI:
10.1177/0170840606067513
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发表时间:
2006
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Leo McCann
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作者:
Jonathan Morris;J. Hassard;Leo McCann
The prolonged, 10-year, economic downturn in Japan has had far-reaching implications for structure and human resource management (HRM) practices in Japanese organizations. In particular, the demise of hierarchical and group structures has been predicted, together with the end of distinctive HRM features such as lifetime employment and seniority-based pay. Using interview-based empirical data with a variety of Japanese organizations, this paper argues that such organizations are indeed moving towards flatter, less hierarchical structures. Moreover, there are marked shifts in HRM practices. In particular, the seniority-based pay system has been subject to reform. However, other practices have proved considerably more robust than the popular literature would suggest. For example, the lifetime employment system, although under significant pressure, remains largely intact. Indeed, we will argue that certain other key practices are being sacrificed to maintain job security.
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发表时间:
2005
期刊:
Minerva Publishing Company
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作者:
HASHIMOTO Yoshiaki;YOSHII Hiroaki(eds.)
通讯作者:
YOSHII Hiroaki(eds.)