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The Changes of Employment Structure, Work Process, Way of Life and Social Values of Workers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12610183
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 社会学(含社会福祉関係)
Research InstitutionNagoya City University

Principal Investigator

FUJITA Eishi  Nagoya City University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor, 人文社会学部, 教授 (50110755)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ASAO Uichi  Tohogakuen University, Department of Business and Management Professor, 経営学部, 教授 (70281912)
IIJIMA Nobuhiko  Nagoya City University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Associate Professor, 人文社会学部, 助教授 (20259310)
NOHARA Hikari  Hiroshima University, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Professor, 国際協力研究科, 教授 (40085999)
Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2002
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2002)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Keywordswork process / social organization of work / production innovation / employment and personnel management / cellular production / employment structure / 組立作業 / 自動車産業 / 電機産業
Research Abstract

Our research project studied the changes of employment structure and the changes of ways of work and life since 1990's on both levels, that is, on micro level, for example, on employment management and production system at individual companies on the one hand, and on macro levels, for example, on policies and proposals regarding employment and personnel management adopted or proposed by government, unions and employers associations.
According to our research of automobile industry and electric equipment industry, new concept on division of labor has emerged during 1990's. This concept which produced 'completed process' and 'cellular' production system during 1990's is a new idea about division of labor. In order to overcome defects of serial flow line production this concept tries to avoid over-fragmented division of labor and to regard completed work process as important, which consist of functionally meaningful jobs. At this point, this concept and Volvo Uddevalla production system ar … More e in common though both are often thought as utterly different from these appearances. Of course, both have different points for example with regard to method of development and utilization of the abilities of operators. In Japan the range of completeness of tasks of each operators under 'completed process' or cellular production system tends to be determined pragmatically by narrowly defined economies or production efficiencies. As a result many contingent workers have been increasingly utilized in shops. The introduction of the concept of completed work process has gone side by side not only with the innovation of the development process of products and production sites, but also with the reform of personnel management system.
The Changes of employment structure on macro level are not radical but gradual in actual situations. Surely during late 1990's new employment practices have spread which introduce market-based principles into employment system within big companies, that is, internal labor market. However, many business leaders of big companies tend to be skeptical about market-based principles, so it is unclear that new employment principles will become dominant. Less

Report

(4 results)
  • 2002 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

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All Publications (12 results)

  • [Publications] 藤田栄史: "日本的経営・雇用慣行の動揺と雇用・労働の将来"窪田暁子ほか編『福祉の人間学』剄草書房. 116-138 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 野原 光: "リフレクティブ・プロダクション・システム"社会政策学会誌. 5. 137-153 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 浅生 卯一: "組立作業の編成原理の転換"IEレビュー No.3. 43. 77-84 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 浅生 卯一: "職場の情報は共有されているか"土井喜彦ほか編『日本企業 理論と現実』. 29-53 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] FUJITA, Eishi, KUBOTA, Kyoko et al. (eds.): "Trembling Japanese Management and Employment Practices, and Future of Employment and Work (in Japanese)"The Humanities of Welfare. 116-138 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] NOHARA, Hikari: "Reflective Production System (in Japanese)"The Journal of Social Policy and Labor Studies. No. 5. 137-153 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] ASAO, Uichi: "Transformation of Assembly Work Structuring Principles (in Japanese)"IE review. Vol.43, No.3. 77-84 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] ASAO, Uichi, KAMII, Yoshihiko et al. (eds.): "Is the Information of Shop in common for workers? (in Japanese)"Japanese Companies : Theories and Realities. 29-53 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 浅生卯一: "組立作業の編成原理の転換"IEレビュー. 226号. 77-84 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 藤田 栄史: "ゆらぎのなかの日本型経営・労使関係を考える視点"日本労働社会学会年報. 第12号. 3-6 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 藤田栄史, 浅生介一, 池田綾子, 野原光: "(翻訳、訳者まえがき付き)製品に関する情報の組み替え・変換と組生作業の再編成"人文社会学部研究紀要. 第12号. 1-30 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 野原 光: "(翻訳、訳者まえがき付き)組生労働のオルターナティブとその学習戦略"労働法律旬報. 1510,1512,1514,1516号. (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report

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