Japanese Workplaces in Transition

Changing Workplaces – Blogging about Work Capturing Change in Workplaces Blog Entries to Learn about Employee Perceptions  Japanese Corporations under Pressure: Changing Employment Practices in Three Industries Electronics Industries Banking 21 Retailing 27 Putting Developments into Perspective – Raising Questions Experiencing Corporate Reorganization Being Transferred to Another Company: Chance or Dead End Street? Retiring Early, Being Retired, Surviving Downsizing and Restructuring in Context Facing Changing Principles of Employment Responding to Change: Generations Apart? From Seniority to Performance Drawing Consequences: New Mindsets, Skills and Changing Jobs Taking Up Non-Regular Employment Types of Non-Regular Employment Voluntary or Lack of Alternatives? Living with Anxieties Working as a Non-Regular Employee Conflicting Motivations and Expectations Developing a Career? Situating Non-Regular Employment Conclusions – Importance of Perceptions, Employability, and Directions of Change