Format:
1 online resource (347 pages)
ISBN:
9783030363048
Series Statement:
Current Perspectives on Asian Women in Leadership Ser.
Content:
Intro -- Praise For Japanese Women in Leadership -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Opening -- 1 Status of Women Leaders in Japan: Challenges and Opportunities -- Historical Overview on Women's Leadership in Japan -- Late Eighteenth to Early Nineteenth Century -- After World War II to 1985 -- 1986 to Present -- Current State of Women's Leadership in Japan -- Analysis of Data on Women Leaders Across Industries and Prefectures -- Industries -- Prefectures -- Challenges and Barriers in Developing Women Leaders -- Facilitating Factors for Developing Women Leaders in Japan -- Implications for Future Practices and Research -- Suggestions for Future Practice -- Suggestions for Future Research -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II From Past to Present -- 2 The Role of Women in the Japanese Cultural Context -- Historical Underpinnings in Gender Equality -- Meiji Six Society and Feminist Consciousness -- Role of Education and Family -- Despite Efforts, Not Much Changed for Women -- State of Women's Leadership in Modern Japan -- Part-Time Work Enables Gender Inequality -- Family Remains Critical -- State of Women's Leadership from the Perspectives of Organizational Cultural Factors -- State of Women's Leadership from the Perspectives of Social Cultural Factors -- Leadership in the Twenty-First Century: Shifting Demographics Driving Change? -- Strategies and Conclusion -- References -- 3 Challenges of Women Leadership from Employment Systems Perspectives -- Membership Form vs. Job Form Employment System -- Sogo-Shoku (Promotion Track) vs. Ippan-Shoku (Non-Promotion Track) vs. Hi-Seisyain (Part-Time Track) Employment System -- Why are There Few Women in Sogo-Shoku Track? -- Hiring -- Resignation -- Learning and Development -- Support Factors to Promote Women's Career Development.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783030363031
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Japanese women in leadership Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021 ISBN 9783030363031
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
,
Sociology
Keywords:
Japan
;
Frau
;
Karriere
;
Weibliche Führungskraft
;
Aufsatzsammlung
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