Global Deployment of Japanese-style Services: A Personnel Assessment Study

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25590076
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: International University of Japan (2014-2016); Kyoto University (2013)
• Principal Investigator: Hirose Shinichi 国際大学, 国際経営学研究科, 教授(移行) (00414079)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 人材アセスメント / グローバル人材 / 人的資源管理 / 海外サービス展開

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It is critical to select and develop qualified people to effectively deploy Japanese service businesses globally. First, this study found that assessment centers (AC), one of the talent evaluation and development methods, conducted in Japan, has enough explanatory power as compared with global standards. Second, it was found that effective explanatory dimensions differ among different job categories. Finally, from the questionnaire survey which targeted expatriates whose home country is Japan, we found that AC has relatively high explanatory and predictable power to Career Development effectiveness and overall Job Satisfaction indices. These findings suggest that it could be a good practice to use AC when selecting expatriate candidates.

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人材アセスメント