Study of long term effect of international internship in Japanese organizations from the aspect of human resource management

这项研究考察了日本组织中的国际实习，以考虑对实习生个人的影响以及他们对组织的影响。具体而言，审议了三个方面：(1)实习对日本东道国组织的影响；(2)实习生面临的挑战和学习领域，以及对制定评估制度的影响；(3)实习经历对实习生职业生涯的长期影响。主要的研究方法是通过在日本、美国和加拿大对实习三到十年的实习生进行个人和小组访谈。研究的重要发现是：(1)对于实习至少一年的实习生来说，实习生之间的人际关系尤其重要；(2)工作场所外的互动是工作场所适应、满意度和有效性过程中的一个重要因素；(3)参加实习计划的动机在过去十年中发生了变化，在此期间，与工作无关的日本文化(包括“流行文化”)的重要性有所增加；(4)几乎所有前实习生都报告了实习对其职业道路的重大影响，并以各种方式(其中只有一部分继续与日本有关)；(5)很少有前实习生从事与实习直接相关的职业(两名前实习生，均为女性，在接待他们的机构获得了全职合同职位)。

This research examined international internships in Japanese organizations to consider the effects on the individual interns as well as their effect on the organization. Specifically, three areas were considered : (1) the influence of internships on the Japanese host organizations ; (2) areas of challenge and learning for the interns, with implications for developing an evaluation system ; (3) the longer-range influence of the internship experience on the interns' careers.The principal method of research was through individual and group interviews conducted in Japan, the U. S. and in Canada, with former those whose internship was from three to ten years previously.Among the significant findings of the research were : (1) for those whose internship was for a period of at least one year, networking among interns, especially during the first three months, was especially important ; (2) interaction outside of the workplace was a significant factor in the process of adjustment, satisfaction, and effectiveness in the workplace ; (3) motivations to participate in the internship program have changed during the past decade, with an increase in the significance of non-work-related aspects of Japanese culture (including "popular culture") during this period ; (4) nearly all former interns reported a significant impact of the internship on their career path, and in a variety of ways (only some of which continued to relate to Japan ; (5) very few former interns followed a career directly connected to the internship (two former interns, both female, received full-time contract positions with the organization that had hosted them.