The Economics of Human Resources for Japanese Companies

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Theories and strategies that form the basis of reform are explained from the perspective of Japanese companies.
Human resource managers in Japanese companies are wrestling with a variety of issues, including job-based employment, human capital management, and telework, but there is not necessarily a widespread understanding of the significance of these issues and how to address them. This is because there are significant gaps in the framework that is the common ground for discussion. The economics of human resources is a framework that corporate HR professionals need to understand in order to understand how the employment and human resource systems work, the basic mechanisms and theories behind them. This book is a must-read for practitioners, explaining the economics of HR and the employment system and identifying strategies to consider as a base for employment and HR system reform.

Introduction: Why "Economics of Human Resources" Now?
Chapter 1: What exactly is "job-type employment"—Unraveling the flood of misconceptions
Chapter 2: Japan's Employment System—Essential Differences from Western Systems
Chapter 3: "Job-type equals performance-based" is not "job-type equals performance-based"—Economics of Wage Determination
Chapter 4: Information Systems in Business Organizations—The Economics of "Face-to-Face" Principle
Chapter 5: "Schematic" of corporate organization, human resources, and work styles appropriate for the post-COVID and AI eras
Chapter 6: Strategies for Transitioning to Job-Based Employment—Start with Seniors
Chapter 7: Telework Strategies for Post-COVID—The Economics of "Telework"
Chapter 8: From a Zero Sum Game to a Win-Win Relationship: The Great Transformation of Corporate-Employee Relations
Final Chapter: "The Shape of Mirai" as Seen through the "Lens" of Human Resource Economics