Conrad, H. (2011) Change and continuity in Japanese compensation practices: the case of occupational pensions since the early 2000s. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22 (15). pp. 3051-3067. ISSN 0958-5192
Abstract
This article analyses changes in the provision of Japanese occupational pensions since the early 2000s. It shows how Japanese companies have followed strategies of cost and risk reduction by creating multi-layered benefit systems that offer a combination of defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plans whose benefits are becoming increasingly performance-oriented. Analysing the reasons behind the resilience of DB schemes in Japan, the article concludes that enterprise union behaviour has had less influence than regulatory issues and continued corporate commitment to long-standing employment practices for regular workers. These findings highlight the embeddedness of Japanese employment practices in their institutional context.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2011 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Human Resource Management. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | convergence; Japan; labour unions; occupational pensions; performance-related pay; varieties of capitalism |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of East Asian Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2016 15:17 |
Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2018 15:56 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.561014 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09585192.2011.561014 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:93597 |