2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Comparison of health status of Japanese and overseas local workers in Japanese global companies

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	20K10520
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 58030:Hygiene and public health-related: excluding laboratory approach
Research Institution	Hiroshima University (2021-2022) University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan (2020)
Principal Investigator	Chimed-Ochir Odgerel 広島大学, 医系科学研究科(医), 准教授 (40732285)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	藤野善久産業医科大学, 産業生態科学研究所, 教授 (80352326) 森晃爾産業医科大学, 産業生態科学研究所, 教授 (50230066) 久保達彦広島大学, 医系科学研究科(医), 教授 (00446121) 劉寧産業医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (90832238)
Project Period (FY)	2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Keywords	Occupational health / Job stress / Presenteeism / Japan / Vietnam
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The research has been successfully completed, resulting in the creation of two manuscripts: 1) Workers’ mental health in a multinational corporation: Cross-country comparison between Japan and Vietnam; and 2) Workers’ presenteeism in a multinational corporation: Cross-country comparison between Japan and Vietnam. First paper is under review of Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Practice. Second paper has been submitted to RICOH Japan and Vietnam for their feedback. Once we receive their feedback, we plan to submit the second paper to the same journal. Additionally, a comprehensive report was written and sent to RICOH Japan and Vietnam. They acknowledged that study report has significantly contributed to thinking on improvement of their workers' mental health and well-being. Furthermore, the findings of the study were presented at the 30th Japan-China-Korea Conference on Occupational Health, held on 23 June, 2022, in Kitakyushu, Japan.
Free Research Field	Occupational health
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	本研究は、従業員の幸福とパフォーマンスに影響を与える要因に関する科学的知見の拡大に寄与するものである。また、仕事上のストレス、仕事への満足度、従業員エンゲージメント、組織行動に関する理論やモデルの開発に貢献するものである。本研究の結果は、従業員の幸福度と生産性の両方を高めようとする企業にとって、貴重な洞察を提供するものです。ストレス要因を特定することで、企業は柔軟な勤務形態、時間管理トレーニング、従業員支援プログラムなど、ワークライフバランスを促進する戦略を実施することを計画しました。