A Sociological Study of Private Employment Agencies in Transition of Japanese Employment Practice

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23530655
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Yokohama National University
• Principal Investigator: OGAWA Shinichi 横浜国立大学, 国際社会科学研究院, 教授 (30334618)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 労働市場の社会学 / 日本的雇用慣行 / 職業紹介 / 労働移動 / 転職 / 入職経路

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In Japanese context, “Sociology of Labor Market” has accumulated its research according to three approaches, i.e. social mobility approach, social relations approach, and institutional approach. All of them emphasize that the labor market is an entity structured in society.
Advertisement, public employment agencies, and personal connections are the three most utilized channels for job entry in Japan. However, this order varies according to attributes of each person entering into a job, including gender, age, occupation, careers, size of the firm, industry, and transfer between industries.

Free Research Field

産業・労働社会学