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On Origins of Japanese Style of Management and Industrial Relations in Japanese Automobile Manufacturers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K02018
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 08010:Sociology-related
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University

Principal Investigator

YOSHIDA Makoto  立命館大学, 産業社会学部, 教授 (90275016)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords先任権 / 日本的経営の起源 / 年功 / 労働組合 / 産業報国会 / 生産復興闘争 / 経済復興会議 / 産別会議 / 総同盟 / 日産 / 全日本自動車産業労働組合 / 経営民主化 / 生産管理闘争 / 経営参加 / GHQ / 終身雇用 / 日本的経営 / 日本的雇用 / 自動車産業 / 長期雇用
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research project, I made discovery of two historical facts. The first is that GHQ tried to transfer "seniority rules" in industrial relations of U.S. into those of Japan around 1950 when massive dismiss would occurred. Japanese management accepted this and some companies made their personnel reduction criteria with an article that "those with shorter service" should be dismissed. It shows the possibility that the later discovery of "lifetime employment" and "nenko-based order" was related to seniority rules from USA. For, without the seniority clause, more elder workers with longer length of service would have dismissed. The second is that although the labor union at Nissan in early times showed continuity with the wartime Sangyo Hokokukai, and had very moderate policies, it gradually became independent from the company and had more aggressive policies against the company.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ドッジ・ライン期にGHQによって米国の先任権が日本の労使に推奨され、日本の経営側がそれを一旦は受けいれたことに関する系統的な研究はなく、忘れさられた歴史となっていた。その後1950年代半ばに日本の雇用の特徴として「終身雇用」や「年功的秩序」が発見されたが、ドッジ・ライン下において長期勤続の中高年男性の雇用が守られていなければ、こうした発見はなかったであろう。彼らの雇用を守ったのが米国由来の先任権であり、それが終身雇用や年功的秩序の発見につながったとすれば、終身雇用や年功の概念が本当に日本的なものなのかどうかを再検討する必要が出てきたのである。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2022 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Open Access: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 全自動車準備会の結成と運動方針の展開2022

    • Author(s)
      吉田誠
    • Journal Title

      『立命館産業社会論集』

      Volume: 58巻1号

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 日産における1946年の十一月闘争と「危機突破」運動 : 「経営参加」から「経営民主化」へ2020

    • Author(s)
      吉田誠
    • Journal Title

      立命館産業社会論集

      Volume: 56 Issue: 3 Pages: 21-36

    • DOI

      10.34382/00014438

    • NAID

      120007019763

    • ISSN
      0288-2205
    • URL

      https://ritsumei.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/14456

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Development of Labor-Management Council at Nissan Heavy Industry in the Aftermath of WWII2020

    • Author(s)
      吉田誠
    • Journal Title

      横浜市立大学論叢.社会科学系列

      Volume: 71 Issue: 2 Pages: 215-246

    • DOI

      10.15015/00001774

    • NAID

      120006797958

    • ISSN
      0911-7725
    • URL

      https://ycu.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/1899

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 日産重工業従業員組合の結成に関する一考察 : 企業内階級和解はいかに達成されたか2019

    • Author(s)
      吉田誠
    • Journal Title

      立命館産業社会論集

      Volume: 55 Issue: 2 Pages: 1-16

    • DOI

      10.34382/00012874

    • NAID

      120006801919

    • ISSN
      0288-2205
    • URL

      https://ritsumei.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/12882

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Attempts to Transfer Seniority Rules in the USA to Japan around 1950 and their Effects2018

    • Author(s)
      吉田誠
    • Journal Title

      大原社会問題研究所雑誌

      Volume: 721 Pages: 61-75

    • DOI

      10.15002/00021423

    • NAID

      120006559699

    • ISSN
      09129421
    • Year and Date
      2018-11-01
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] ドッジ・ラインと先任権移入の試み2018

    • Author(s)
      吉田誠
    • Organizer
      日本労働社会学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 全自および全自日産分会の研究

    • URL

      http://myoshida.main.jp/zenji/index.html

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report 2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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