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Industrial Relations of Japanese Companies in China

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15402029
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section海外学術
Research Field Business administration
Research InstitutionRikkyo University

Principal Investigator

KASAHARA Kiyoshi  Rikkyo University, College of Business, Professor, 経営学部, 教授 (80185743)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SHIRAISHI Noriyoshi  College of Business, College of Business, Professor, 経営学部, 教授 (60171039)
KINOSHITA Yasuhito  College of Business, College of Sociology, Professor, 社会学部, 教授 (30257159)
TANAKA Shigeyoshi  College of Business, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Professor, 大学院・環境学研究科, 教授 (50155131)
YANXIA Tang  College of Business, Faculty of general policy studies, associate professor, 総合政策学部, 助教授 (80326404)
MONNA Naoki  College of Business, College of Business, Professor, 社会学部, 教授 (00081208)
中村 良二  日本労働政策研究, 研究機構, 研究員
Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥11,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥5,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000)
Keywordsintroduction of foreign capital / Japanese management / labor relations and industrial relations / trade-union / party organization / corporate governance / board-meeting / 株式会社化
Research Abstract

Until now Japanese companies in China continued to keep stable industrial relations but large scale labor conflicts and strikes in Guangzhou and Dalien have happened in spite of severe government efforts to check these kinds of movements.
In this period, through the process of the strike, top management of the company understood that trade unions were "very cooperative" (12.8%) or "cooperative" (27.7%) to resolve the strike. In China, there it is common to find wildcat strikes and sabotage suddenly happening outside of the control of the trade union, and when they happen, trade unions and management jointly try to resolve the conflict and the strike. In this survey, 83% of the chairmen of the trade unions were higher and middle management class employees of the companies. Viewed from this point, there is no mechanism in China where the interests of the general workers can find expression through the trade union.
Recently the Party and the government decided to establish party sections and committees even in foreign companies in China, in which certain members of the party were employed. Legally, party sections and committees have nothing to do with management, but, in reality, the secretariat of the party has much to do with negotiation with local governments and solving trouble in the company.
From now, China will try to establish its own industrial models in a socialistic market economy, and it will be better for China to introduce a Japanese-style cooperative industrial model rather than and American or Western confrontational industrial relations style. Especially, common sharing of information before meetings; joint efforts to maintain employment; and fair distribution of profits are Japanese style customs and systems which will be very important and helpful for China.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2006

All Journal Article (7 results)

  • [Journal Article] 国有企業改革と支配の構造2006

    • Author(s)
      笠原清志
    • Journal Title

      アジア遊学 83

      Pages: 10-10

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 協調型の労使関係を築け2006

    • Author(s)
      笠原清志
    • Journal Title

      日本経済新聞(経済教室)

      Pages: 1-1

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Reform on State-run Companies and the Structure of Social Control2006

    • Author(s)
      Kasahara, K.
    • Journal Title

      Asian Studying 83

      Pages: 10-10

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Search for the Industrial Relations Based on Trust between Management and Trade-union2006

    • Author(s)
      Kasahara, k.
    • Journal Title

      Nikkei Newspaper 1

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 国有企業改革と支配の構造2006

    • Author(s)
      笠原 清志
    • Journal Title

      アジア遊学 83

      Pages: 6-15

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 中国社会構造の変動と社会的調整メカニズムの喪失2006

    • Author(s)
      田中 重好
    • Journal Title

      アジア遊学 83

      Pages: 25-39

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 中国社会における格差の生成と是正2006

    • Author(s)
      中村 良二
    • Journal Title

      アジア遊学 83

      Pages: 40-57

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2003-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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