日本公司工作中的男性社会动态:女性主动外派人员加入劳动力队伍?

IF 2.3 Q3 MANAGEMENT
Chie Yorozu
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本研究旨在探讨日本企业广泛采用的多元化管理策略是否有助于女性外派员工的职业生涯。日本以其男性主导的社会而闻名(例如Hofstede, 2003),这似乎与日本公司最近这种战略的衰落相冲突。这一策略在多大程度上适用于日本企业?主动出击的女性外派人员如何看待这一策略?设计/方法/方法采用基于访谈的定性方法收集目前在日本公司全职工作的女性自发外派人员的证词。采访对象是来自13个不同国家的22名外籍女性。尽管该战略旨在实现平等,但性别在日本社会和企业内部仍然很重要。采访发现,以男性为中心的规则规定了当地员工行为的每一步。“男性的东西”在工作中随处可见,这使得女性外籍人士对日本和日本公司持怀疑态度。以男性为基础的统治似乎将女性从组织社会的中心排挤出去。由于国际劳工频繁流向日本,关于女性外派人员的讨论越来越多。包括日本在内的国际社会也在推动性别公平。然而,这些因素尚未在日本外籍女性工作场所的背景下加以探讨。我们对在日本工作的外籍女性了解多少?男性占主导地位对女性外籍人士意味着什么?本研究提供了对日本女性和外派人员多样性管理的初步见解。
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Dynamics of male society at work in Japanese firms: inclusion of female self-initiated expatriates in the labour force?
Purpose This research aims to explore whether or not the widely adopted diversity management strategy of Japanese firms aids female self-initiated expatriates' careers. Japan is famous for its male-dominated society (e.g. Hofstede, 2003), which seems to conflict with the recent fading of this strategy in Japanese firms. To what extent does the strategy work for Japanese organisations and how do female self-initiated expatriates perceive it? Design/methodology/approach An interview-based qualitative methodology is used to collect testimony from female self-initiated expatriates who are currently working fulltime in Japanese firms. The interviews were conducted with 22 female expats who come from 13 different countries. Findings Although the strategy aims for equality, gender still matters in Japanese society and within firms. The interviews found that male-centred rules set out every single step for local employees' behaviours. “Male things” are defined everywhere at work, which makes female expats sceptical of Japan and Japanese firms. The dynamics of the male-based rule seem to eliminate female expats from the centre of organisational society. Originality/value Discussion over female expatriates has been increasing due to the frequent movement of international labour to Japan. Also gender fairness has been pushed by the international community, including Japanese. These factors, however, have yet to be explored in the context of the Japanese workplace for female international expatriates. What do we know about female expats working in Japan? What does the male dominance mean for female expats? This study provides an initial insight on female and expatriate diversity management in Japan.
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