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Direct linkLin, Ligui; Cai, Xuejing; Yin, Jun – International Journal of Training and Development, 2021
This study examined the relationship between career mentoring and work engagement from the mentor perspective, by estimating work meaningfulness as a mediator. The research model used quantitative survey data from 309 employees who mentored their junior colleagues in the on-the-job training programmes of Japanese companies. The results…
Descriptors: Mentors, Work Attitudes, Job Performance, Employee Attitudes
Peer reviewedMarsh, Robert M.; Mannari, Hiroshi – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1977
Reexamines explanations of why Japanese organizations have lower turnover rates than American organizations. An index is developed to measure lifetime commitment norms and values. (Author)
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employees, Labor Turnover, Organizations (Groups)
Peer reviewedEngland, George W.; Misumi, Jyuji – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1986
Compares American and Japanese workers' degree of work centrality, the generalized importance of working to individuals. A large difference is found between the two countries and several potential explanatory rationales are examined. (Author/LHW)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Employee Attitudes, Employees
Peer reviewedLoscocco, Karyn, A.; Kalleberg, Arne L. – Social Forces, 1988
Reports on age differences in work commitment and work values among 4,567 American and 3,735 Japanese manufacturing employees. Indicates greater work commitment among older Japanese men, American men, and American women, compared to younger counterparts, and less emphasis on the importance of good pay among older Japanese men. Contains 49…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Employee Attitudes
Download full textEngel, John W. – 1985
While concerns grow regarding the possible "decline" of America's traditional work ethics, there is a growing interest in Japanese economic successes and work ethics. This study compares the work ethics of American and Japanese men. A questionnaire was designed to measure values related to America's "Protestant work ethics" and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Employee Attitudes
Becker, Franklin; Quinn, Kristen L.; Rappaport, Andrew J.; Sims, William R. – 1994
This document reports a study that examined implementation processes for new workplace practices--nonterritorial offices--in five international organizations in four countries. The organizations are IBM and Ernst & Young in the United Kingdom; Digital Equipment's Natural Office in Sweden; SOL Cleaning Company headquarters in Finland; and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developed Nations, Employee Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Lorriman, John; Kenjo, Takashi – 1994
This book explains the fundamental reasons for Japan's astonishing commercial success in relation to its Western competitors. Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 discusses implications of Japanese history for education, training, and management. Chapter 3 looks at the first winning margin--education. It covers the following: Japan's long…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Economic Progress, Employee Attitudes
