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The Historical Study on the Change of the Payment Systems in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 02630033
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 経済事情及び政策学
Research InstitutionDoshisha University

Principal Investigator

ISHIDA Mitsuo  Doshisha University, Faculty of Letters, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (40121587)

Project Period (FY) 1990 – 1991
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1991)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
KeywordsIndustrial Relations / Payment Systems / Human Resources Management / 職務給 / 定期昇給 / ベ-スアップ / 職務編成 / 労働組合 / 能力主義 / 賃金制度 / 賃金査定 / 人事考課 / 職能給 / 資格制度
Research Abstract

The purpose of this study is to depict and analyse the indusrial relations by observing the developments of the payment systems in major Japanese companies. The focus of observation is to review how and why the so-called "abilty-based payment systems" have become so popular even among the 'blue collar workers". I picked up the cases of JUJO paper manufacturing Co. Ltd. and Yahata steel Co. Ltd. (currently Nippon Steel). Very simply speaking, they experienced similar change like seniority based one->job oriented one->ability oriented one. This type of change corresponds to the change of focuses of the feverish debates on wages during 1960s and early 70s.
Having finished the field work of those two companies, I found the following three points important. 1. The essential weakness of seniority wages in post war Japan lay in the fact that the hierarchal order of employees after equalization of status between 'blue' and 'white" collars was built not on the differenes of labor but on the needs of family life. The manegerial trials to overcome the defects of seniority wages in 1950s, therefore, was an effort to build a democratic and status-free order among employees. Whether the management chose the job-based order or the ability-based order depended on their strategical thought. 2. Although the most of big manufacturing companies including JUJO and YAHATA made efforts to have a bigger portion of job rates in the wages in 1960s, , those elements of job rates changed into the 'ability-based" payment in 1970s. This important change was necessiated by the demand for more efficient utilization of labor which was vital to achieve cost reduction and high quality Further. ; 3. To have a clear picture of whether the unions hindered these developments or not we need futher case studies.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1991 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1990 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All Other

All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] 石田 光男: "戦後日本の賃金体系" 評論・社会科学(同志社大学人文学会). 44号. (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Ishida, Mitsuo: "The Development of Payment Systems in Post-War Japan (1)-the case of JUJO-" Social Science Review. No. 44. (1992(forthcoming))

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 石田 光男: "戦後の日本の賃金体系(1)ー十條製紙の職務給の軌跡ー" 評論・社会科学. NO45. (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 石田 光男: "賃金の社会科学" 中央経済社, 238+8 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 石田 光男: "八幡製鉄の賃金制度の変遷" 評論・社会科学. 43.

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 石田 光男: "賃金の社会科学ー日本とイギリスー" 中央経済社, 238 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1990-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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