Workforce motivation in Japan: an examination of gender differences and management perceptions
| Autor: | Richard W. Brislin, Reginald Worthley, Brent MacNab, Elizabeth L. Rose, Kiyohiko Ito |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Value (ethics)
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Economic growth Population ageing Strategy and Management media_common.quotation_subject Birth rate Male workers Attitudes Toward Work Management of Technology and Innovation Perception Industrial relations Workforce Demographic economics Business and International Management Psychology Developed country media_common |
| Zdroj: | The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 20:1503-1520 |
| ISSN: | 1466-4399 0958-5192 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09585190902983421 |
| Popis: | As Japan enters the new century, pending workforce shortages – a function of low birth rates and an aging population – increase the need to address gender issues in organizations. Throughout the past four decades, the number of female workers in Japan has been growing, although full-time female participation in the Japanese workforce remains below the levels of some other industrialized nations. Despite the growing importance that the Japanese female labor force is expected to play, relatively little is known about women's attitudes toward work motivation in Japan. Using a two-factor, Herzberg intrinsic/extrinsic approach to motivation, we examine the applicability of such a model in Japan, and compare the attitudes of female and male workers, as well as management and non-management. Our findings include: (1) support for the applicability of a Herzberg, two-factor model in Japan; (2) Japanese men in the workforce tending to value intrinsic motivators more than extrinsic factors; (3) female workers in Jap... |
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