Expatriates in Japanese Firms

Focusing on the experiences of foreign employees working in Japanese firms, this book identifies the trends and realities facing both expatriates and firms in the current landscape of the Japanese labour market.

Autorentext

Chie Yorozu is Associate Professor of Business Administration at the School of Business, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan.

Inhalt

List of illustrations

Acknowledgement

Author biography

List of abbreviations

1 Introduction: Foreign labour in Japan and the circumstances surrounding it

2 Cross-cultural adjustment of expatriates: Contexts of Japan and overseas

3 The Japanese traditional HRM system: The current system in Japanese firms and their overseas subsidiaries

4 Expectations of Japanese firms and Chinese/Vietnamese expatriates: The traditional Japanese HRM system

5 Experiences of Chinese and Vietnamese expatriates: Work cultural adjustment

6 Expectation gaps and hardship in Japanese firms

7 Conclusion: Lessons from the current phenomena and future implications

Appendix

Index