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Author(s)/Editor(s) Written by YAMAMOTO Isamu, KURODA Sachiko Publisher Nikkei Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-4-532-13451-8 Publication Date April 2014
Table of Contents
Introduction Purpose and Outline
Part I The Japanese Working Style
Chapter 1 Changes in Working Hours
Chapter 2 Overtime Regulations and the Working Style of Regular Workers
Chapter 3 Long Working Hours and Issues of Non-regular Workers
Chapter 4 Are the Japanese Overworked?
Part II Decision Mechanisms of Working Hours
Chapter 5 Do the Japanese Like Working?
Chapter 6 Do Peers Affect the Determination of Work Hours?
Chapter 7 Are Long Working Hours Necessary for Japanese Firms?
Part III Direction of a Desirable Working Style for the Japanese
Chapter 8 Do Work-Life Balance Policies Increase a Firm's Total Factor Productivity?
Chapter 9 Are There Wage Premiums for Firms' Work-Life Balance Practice?
Chapter 10 Workers' Mental Health, Working Style, and Firm Performance
Part I The Japanese Working Style
Chapter 1 Changes in Working Hours
Chapter 2 Overtime Regulations and the Working Style of Regular Workers
Chapter 3 Long Working Hours and Issues of Non-regular Workers
Chapter 4 Are the Japanese Overworked?
Part II Decision Mechanisms of Working Hours
Chapter 5 Do the Japanese Like Working?
Chapter 6 Do Peers Affect the Determination of Work Hours?
Chapter 7 Are Long Working Hours Necessary for Japanese Firms?
Part III Direction of a Desirable Working Style for the Japanese
Chapter 8 Do Work-Life Balance Policies Increase a Firm's Total Factor Productivity?
Chapter 9 Are There Wage Premiums for Firms' Work-Life Balance Practice?
Chapter 10 Workers' Mental Health, Working Style, and Firm Performance
* This publication is in Japanese. An English translation is not available.