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2018 年度 実施状況報告書

A mixed-method examination of the impact of gender and cultural diversity on Japanese organizational practices and strategies

研究課題

研究課題/領域番号 15K03598
研究機関早稲田大学

研究代表者

EDMAN Jesper  早稲田大学, 商学学術院, 准教授 (20615976)

研究期間 (年度) 2015-04-01 – 2020-03-31
キーワードDiversity / Globalization / Foreign employees / Japanese companies / HR strategies
研究実績の概要

An analysis of interviews and secondary data from Japanese companies yielded the following insights:
1. Japanese firms display three general diversity motives: a) diversity as a way of gaining more workers, b) diversity as a means to increase global competitiveness, c) diversity for the sake of equality. Most companies are in the first or second group, only a very few are in the last group. One danger this raises is that if the results of diversity are not clearly evident (for example in the form of innovation or performance), then companies in the first two groups may be less inclined to promote diversity.
2. Japanese companies' diversity strategies have evolved. Initially, many of the strategies were aimed at making it easier for women to avoid work requirements. Such policies, however, effectively made it difficult for women to gain higher positions. More recently, company policies have become more pro-work, i.e. they make it easier for women to engage in work at an equal level with men. Such policies are more likely to lead to promotion and also change the organization's working culture.
3. Japanese firms struggle to retain foreign workers because of cultural differences. While many companies want to employ foreigners to leverage their different experiences and languages, they also want the foreigners to adapt. This has the drawback that those foreigners who are truly different often leave, while those that can adapt end up staying. This latter group, however, often "goes local" resulting in the benefits of the foreigner's international experience being lost.

現在までの達成度 (区分)
現在までの達成度 (区分)

2: おおむね順調に進展している

理由

After some setbacks last year the project is moving forward. The analysis has been completed and I have presented initial findings at conferences during the year. I am currently in the process of developing a survey that will be administered to employees with the goal of evaluating some of the initial ideas identified in the explorative phase of the research.

今後の研究の推進方策

My current focus is on disseminating the questionnaire, which should be done by mid-June. At the same time I am also developing a paper that highlights results from the explorative qualitative research. I am also starting to analyze the quantitative data collected.

次年度使用額が生じた理由

The money was to be used for a survey but this has been postponed until this year.

  • 研究成果

    (1件)

すべて 2018

すべて 学会発表 (1件) (うち国際学会 1件)

  • [学会発表] Employing Women Managers: Implications for Japanese Corporate Routines and Practices2018

    • 著者名/発表者名
      Jesper Edman
    • 学会等名
      Society for the Advanced of Socio-Economics
    • 国際学会

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公開日: 2019-12-27  

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