JAPANESE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: INSPIRATIONS FROM ABROAD AND CURRENT TRENDS OF CHANGE Markus Pudelko Anne-Wil Harzing Version November 2009 To be published in Bebenroth‚ R. (ed) (2010) International Human Resource Management in Japan‚ London: Routledge. Copyright © 2008-2009 Markus Pudelko & Anne-Wil Harzing All rights reserved. Prof. Anne-Wil Harzing University of Melbourne Department of Management & Marketing Faculty of Economics & Commerce Parkville Campus Melbourne‚ VIC 3010
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Japanese calligraphy (書道 shodō?) is a form of calligraphy‚ or artistic writing‚ of the Japanese language. For a long time‚ the most esteemed calligrapher in Japan had been Wang Xizhi‚ a Chinese calligrapher in the 4th century but after the invention of Hiragana and Katakana‚ the Japanese unique syllabaries‚ the distinctive Japanese writing system developed and calligraphers produced styles intrinsic to Japan. Who practices Japanese calligraphy? In Japanese‚ calligraphy is called shodou‚ or “the
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Japanese Period Background The Japanese period is known as the era with the most brutalities in Philippine history. Unlike our previous capturers‚ the Japanese had no shame in hiding the cruelty that they imposed on the Filipino people. With their aim of capturing the Philippines in a span of 50 days‚ they did not hold back on the means of getting what they wanted. No one could escape the torture and hardships‚ and some could not even escape death. The Japanese had motives. They wanted the Filipinos
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Despite the question of morality raised by the japanese internment camps‚ the United States government was completely justified in the relocation of the japanese-American citizens given the situation the entire country was placed in during World War II. Critics of the japanese interment must take into consideration the dire position the United States was caught in after the bombing of Pearl Harbor had recently taken place. A number of Japanese-Americans located on the west coast were later discovered
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The decision to imprison Japanese Americans was a popular one in 1942. It was supported not only by the government‚ but it was also called for by the press and the people. In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ on December 7‚ 1941‚ Japan was the enemy. Many Americans believed that people of Japanese Ancestry were potential spies and saboteurs‚ intent on helping their mother country to win World War II. "The Japanese race is an enemy race‚" General John DeWitt‚ head of the Western
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What We Can Learn from Japanese Management Wenyun He Barou University of Arkansas at Little Rock Introduction This course is the very first management course for me‚ and I was very excited about learning about all the “American managing techniques” in order to be a great manager. Obviously American firms are the pioneers in many different fields and those top companies in the states have been playing a huge role in the stage of global business. Everyone including me would expect American management
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no boundaries or age limit‚ and it is a universally popular phenomenon. In doing research‚ the fashion choices of the Japanese culture was really intriguing; from the unique shape and intricate designs of their kimonos‚ to the more modern and outrageous fashion style of the Japanese youth. Traditional Japanese fashion is timeless‚ and many time unchanging. Although the Japanese have taken to fashion quite a bit in the last few centuries‚ they are still very traditional and continue to wear their
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Ferreyra 1 Jasmin Ferreyra Ramirez Japanese 1B Mr. Kai 7 April 2014 Japanese War During the Japanese War in 1941‚ there were a lot of Japanese people that suffered and died. It was a very harsh time for the U.S but a lot more for the Japanese. In a couple of movies that were made from this time period‚ brought all the instincts of how the Japanese were treated and how they were pulled away from their families. The United States congress was the one that declared war to Japan
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Japanese Militarism The recent spat between Japan and China is the latest in a series of outbursts between the two nations. What started as a Chinese objection to Japanese interpretation of history especially with reference to the latter’s acts against China during the fourth quarter of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century‚ has now snowballed into a major controversy which could threaten the fragile relationship between them. The current episode started simmering when
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The decision to begin a Japanese internment was initiated because of the distrust people felt towards Japanese after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This was their first military involvement in the war‚ and before Pearl Harbor the war probably seemed like something far away that wouldn’t include the United States in battle. When the first affects of Pearl Harbor started to wear off‚ people become wary of the Japanese. Naturally‚ the Americans felt a distrust towards them after the government from their
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