A Study of the Treatment of Employees on Ethic of Care

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24616015
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: ケア学
• Research Institution: Tokai University
• Principal Investigator: TANI toshiko 東海大学, 教育研究所, 助教 (50592862)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NAKAYA Joji 近畿大学, 経営学部キャリアマネジメント学科, 教授 (70398501)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ケアの倫理 / 雇用 / ワーク・ライフ・バランス / 人的資源管理 / 子育て支援 / ケアリング / 経営倫理

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study sets up Ethic of Care as a new theory of treatment of employees. The idea of “care” has many aspects connected to human existence; there are previous researches under the name of Ethic of Care which are considered philosophically and ethically in various study fields. This study also researches if Ethic of Care is practiced in the workplace by conducting interviews at companies that provide support to employees raising children. The interview premises that managers and co-workers cooperate in order for employees to use child care leave and the short working-hours system. It showed what kind of care and creative approaches were provided to employees raising children, and it found correlativity with Ethic of Care.
These results indicate that the theory of Ethic of Care functions effectively to support employees and that the practice of Ethic of Care by managers and co-workers creates work-friendly environments and makes good use of human resources.

Free Research Field

経営倫理学