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2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

An Empirical Study on the Determining Factors of Working Decision-making of Atypical Workers in Contemporary Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15530178
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Economic policy
Research InstitutionHitotsubashi University

Principal Investigator

KURATA Yoshiki  Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Professor, 大学院社会学研究科, 教授 (60161741)

Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2006
KeywordsAtypical employees / Decision making on working / Agent
Research Abstract

In this research project I conducted several kinds of questionnaire surveys for Japanese workers in atypical employment contract, in order to investigate the social and psychological factors which determine their decision making on working. Regarding to the matters of decision making on working, I focused on the decision on job entry, exit, turnover, choice of occupations, choice of working time, and choice of careers. The first target of the questionnaire surveys was IT maintenance engineers, whose daily working place was not in their own companies but in their clients' companies. The second target was part-time workers in the retail shops. And the last target was home help service workers for elder persons in need of care service, who were dispatched from employment agency companies. Regarding to the other kinds of occupations I conducted a questionnaire survey through internet. The main methods I applied in this project were the regression analysis and the factor analysis. The main finding in this study was ;
1.It was found that there was a strong correlation between the activeness of the decision making on working choice for atypical employees and their social relationship resources, differently allocated according to their status in the social stratification.
2.Notwithstanding the finding 1, the decision making patterns of atypical workers are very divergent and we can not say that there is no room of choice for lower class workers. It is important to regard them as agent who can decide independently on their own working course.
3.Regarding to the policy implication of the findings by this project, I can point out that the policy target on the atypical employees by Japanese government is right one, because they try to enable atypical employees to choose from divergent work choices.

  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2006 2005 2004

All Journal Article (12 results)

  • [Journal Article] 雇用関係の社会理論(III)2006

    • Author(s)
      倉田良樹
    • Journal Title

      一橋論叢 通巻784号

      Pages: 1-22

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 成果主義賃金制度が生み出した職場と労働者の変化2006

    • Author(s)
      荒井一博, 山内勇, 倉田良樹
    • Journal Title

      一橋経済学 第1巻・第2号

      Pages: 23-46

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A Social Theory of Employment Relations (III).2006

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiki KURATA
    • Journal Title

      Ikkyo Ronso The Hitotsubashi Review No.784

      Pages: 1-22

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Workplace and Worker Change Generated by the Pay-for-Performance System.2006

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhiro ARAI, Isamu YAMAUCHI, Yoshiki KURATA
    • Journal Title

      Hitotsubashi Keizaigaku(Hitotsubashi Economics) Vol.1 No.2

      Pages: 23-46

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 東アジアにおける国際協調と「人の移動」 : フィリピン人外国人労働者の受け入れ2005

    • Author(s)
      倉田良樹
    • Journal Title

      計画行政 通巻83号

      Pages: 17-22

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 雇用関係の社会理論(I)2005

    • Author(s)
      倉田良樹
    • Journal Title

      一橋論叢 通巻772号

      Pages: 1-21

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 雇用関係の社会理論(II)2005

    • Author(s)
      倉田良樹
    • Journal Title

      一橋論叢 通巻778号

      Pages: 27-48

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] International Cooperation and Labour Migration in East Asia : A new trend in bilateral negotiations between the Philippines and Japan.2005

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiki KURATA
    • Journal Title

      Keikaku Gyosei(Planning Administration) No.83

      Pages: 17-22

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A Social Theory of Employment Relations (I).2005

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiki KURATA
    • Journal Title

      Ikkyo Ronso The Hitotsubashi Review No.772

      Pages: 1-21

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A Social Theory of Employment Relations (II).2005

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiki KURATA
    • Journal Title

      Ikkyo Ronso The Hitotsubashi Review No.778

      Pages: 27-48

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 流通小売店舗における雇用の多様化と労使関係に関する調査2004

    • Author(s)
      倉田良樹, 津崎克彦, 吉川美由紀, 西野史子, 柳川純一
    • Journal Title

      UIゼンセンコンパス 通巻557号

      Pages: 2-72

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A Survey on the Diversification of Employment and Industrial Relations in Retail Shops.2004

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiki KURATA, Katsuhiko TSUZAKl, Miyuki YOSHIKAWA, Fumiko NISHINO, Junichi YANAGAWA
    • Journal Title

      UI Zensen Compass No.557

      Pages: 2-72

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2008-05-27  

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