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HRM in Japan

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Japan

Area: about 377,972 sq. Km.

Population: over 127.3 million people.

Language: Japanese spoken by 99% of population.

Religion: Buddhism and Shinto.

Longest overall life expectancy rate in the world.

HRM And Other Employee Related Values And Practices

Enterprise-based Trade Unions, Cooperative Relationship Between Employees And Company, Avoidance Of Open Conflict Emotional And Dependent Relation Between Company And Employees The Japanese Are Experts At The 3’S Management: Staff, Skills, And Style. Ringi Method: Collective Decision Making Implicit Discrete Performance Appraisal Teamwork: Multi-skill Work Teams, Team Appraisal And Reward

Nenko: Life-time (Or Long-term) Employment For Regular Core Employees Seniority-based Pay And Promotion Process-oriented Discrimination Against Women Employee-oriented Leadership Style Job-rotation Job-flexibility Kaizen- Continuous Improvement Kanban Or Just-in-time Production

Four pillars of Japanese HRM

Long term employmentSeniority based promotion and compensationCompany-driven employee training programsTrade/labor unionism

Japanese HRM

HR practices Japan

Nature of employment •Long-term (if not lifetime) employment •Paternal approach

•Strong long term talent pipelineCompensation Pay for age or experience

(seniority based pay)

Training •Company responsibility•generalist focus

Union relations •Cooperative•Passive

Suzuki

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Recruitment and Selection

Recruitment at entry level (Hiring from universities) Lateral hires, independent contractors for special tasks, recruiting

agencies, and temporary employees (currently) Hiring time Mid-career hiring Advertisements in newspapers, through web sites, employment agencies

and through special seminars and meetings Hiring on the basis of reference Internship system Selection criteria

Recruitment Process :

Expatriation

Develop culturally appropriate corporate plans Establish clear realistic international objectives with bicultural

strategies for implementation Selection process Accurate and adequate information Communicate frequently and clearly Training and Orientation Support Services Strategic planning for re entry Re-entry support

Training and development

Traditional approach modern approach of training and development

Compensation and benefits

Wage system based on seniority Automatic Pay rises and promotions Monthly salary comprises of only base pay and allowance. Frequency of Pay reviews Annual salary for the lateral hires

Performance management:

Appraisal and evaluation policiesBased on an employee's

performanceInterviews with superiors once or

twice a yearManagement By Objectives (MBO)Companies make a team

assessment by project.suzuki Adopts “360 Degree”

Appraisal SystemPromotional Policies

Ethics

Japanese business ethics are a direct product of Japanese culture and religion.

The Keidanren Charter-Charter for Good Corporate Behavior clarifies ten principles

Punctuality and work ethics

Workplace Diversity

Gender DiversityExample of Japan

ratio of female employees improved from 13 percent in 1998 to 20 percent in 2010

the number of women in management increased from 1.8 percent to 11.6 percent by 2010

Diversity in employment structures

Equality

Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEOL)

Japan ranks as the most unequal of the world’s rich countries, according to the United Nations Development Program’s “gender empowerment measure”.

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