The impact of foreign ownership on gender and employment relations in large Japanese companies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2373777 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Olcott (University of Tokyo, Japan), Nick Oliver (0000-0002-5410-8207, University of Edinburgh) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 206-224 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0950017013490333 |
| OpenAlex | W2134375656 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 28 |
Despite two decades of stagnation in Japan since 1990, there is remarkably little evidence of radical change in Japanese economic institutions, including employment relations. However, Japan has seen a steady increase in foreign mergers and acquisitions, which can challenge existing institutional patterns. Women have traditionally been excluded from core membership of the Japanese corporate community. Drawing on case studies of several companies, some acquired, some not, this article examines the impact of foreign ownership on the role of women in the Japanese workplace. Although prospects for women improve at foreign-acquired companies, this is not necessarily accompanied by a change in attitudes towards gender. The article concludes that while a change of ownership can cause changes in practice, wider societal shifts will be required to alter significantly the position of women in Japanese enterprises
Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Foreign direct investment · Foreign ownership · Mergers and acquisitions · Political science · Position (finance · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Finance
For Harmony and Strength
Foreign Direct Investment in Japan
Gender Struggles
Confucian Morals and the Making of a 'Good Wife and Wise Mother'
Managing the Japanese Household
Foreign Employers as Relief Routes
Hybrid or Unique
The Equal Employment Opportunity Law
British Factory--Japanese Factory
The Japanese Factory
Gender and the Social Rights of Citizenship
Careers in Foreign-Owned Firms in Japan
British Factory-Japanese Factory. The Origins of National Diversity in Industrial Relations
When culture resists progress
Non-regular employment in Japan
Sociologists and 'the Japanese model
From 'Fordism' to 'Toyotism'? The Social Organization of the Labor Process in the Japanese Automobile Industry
Gender in the Welfare State
Industry and Labour
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |