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A Test of Theories Underlying the Japanese Lifetime Employment System

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  • Jeremiah J Sullivan

    (University of Washington)

  • Richard B Peterson

    (University of Washington)

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One of the unique features of Japanese management is the lifetime employment system found in large firms. In a study of two samples, Japanese executives and personnel directors, several theoretical models of the causes and effects of lifetime employment were tested. A control model received strong support. Lifetime employment is offered within a rhetorical context of loyalty and benevolence based on cultural values. Its impact, however, is to increase the control of Japanese employees by managers.© 1991 JIBS. Journal of International Business Studies (1991) 22, 79–97

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  • Jeremiah J Sullivan & Richard B Peterson, 1991. "A Test of Theories Underlying the Japanese Lifetime Employment System," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 22(1), pages 79-97, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jintbs:v:22:y:1991:i:1:p:79-97
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    1. Liu, Yang, 2018. "Job creation and destruction in Japan: Evidence from division-level employment data," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 59-71.
    2. Konon, Alexander, 2016. "Career choice under uncertainty," VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change 145583, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    3. Lo, Fang-Yi & Liao, Pei-Chun, 2021. "Rethinking financial performance and corporate sustainability: Perspectives on resources and strategies," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 162(C).

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