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HRM in Japan                  

Human Resource Management has been used as a discipline and practice in the management of most important resource in an organization. HRM has developed into different areas. Human resource management is a strategic approach to acquiring, organizing, developing, managing, motivating and gaining perfect dedication human resources of an organization (Itika, 2011).

Japan is rich in both economically and traditionally. Country has a complex, dynamic society that has undergone lot of changes in the past years. It is a modern industrialized country with a sound economic conditions. In their journey they have  Japanese have inhale Western influences with their technology, science, education and politics. Japanese have blend that with their culture but reserved their unique identity. For the most part, the only language spoken in Japan is Japanese.

Life time employment -One main characteristic of the Japanese style of HRM is offering lifetime employment to the company employees. Lifetime employment is highly regarded in the Japanese community. It bring positive identity to the workers to achieve long term goals and development of the company. Practice of lifetime employment for both employees and the company has advantages. The company benefits as the stability of lifetime employment devotion and loyalty in employees, which improved employee performance and  decreased turnover rate of the company, Employees are also provided with required training in all areas of the company and developed. That means talents are retained within the organization. For employees, the main advantage of is stability. Japanese Employees are secured with pension after retirement. The job become the part of their life and Employees devote their whole lives to the company.

Team work and quality-Another factor of the Japanese human resource management system is their teamwork. They prefer teamwork rather than individual job tasks. The Japanese believe that teamwork increases productivity and efficiency .Whenever there are a problem or conflicts they solve problems without bringing about any disciplinary action . They highly value in productivity and quality.

Enterprise unionism-Hierarchy and respect for elders is a key element in Japanese workforce. seniority based wage and promotion system practices in Japan. Company union meet management to discuss employee rights. These issues are resolved by both parties with harmony and cooperation as the guiding cultural values.

Decision making - everyone in the company should collectively agree on the objectives and decisions of the company, and all conflict should be avoided. Decisions are made for long term impacts rather than immediate solutions. Japanese business decisions are made in a structured, logical and thoughtful process.

Gender equality in workforce - As mentioned earlier Japanese are very traditional and cultural nation where traditionally, female are not considered equal to men in the Japanese business environment. It is difficult to find a job to female in Japan but presently Japanese work force is slowly changing and participate of women to workforce has been increasing that discouraged by the government to strength the economy.

References

             Itika, J. S., (2011). Fundamentals of human resource management. African Public Administration and Management series, 2.

            Kubo, E. K., & Lacombe, B. M., (2011). Challenges of Human Resource Management in Japan.

            Powell, M., (2016). Human resource management practices in Japan: Are they really changing?