Changes in labour supply and their impacts on human resource management: the case of Japan^∗

^∗The present paper is partly indebted to my earlier work (Sasajima, 1988, 1991).

Abstract

The paper examines some important developments that are taking place on the supply side of the Japanese labour market. The major themes addressed include the impact of ageing on the structure of employment and the increasing participation of women in the labour force. The paper considers in some detail the various policy responses taken, by government through legal intervention and by firms employing specific human resource management strategies, to address these issues. It also observes that supply side needs will have a significant future impact on what might be termed traditional personnel practices in Japan.

^∗The present paper is partly indebted to my earlier work (Sasajima, 1988, 1991).

^∗The present paper is partly indebted to my earlier work (Sasajima, 1988, 1991).

Notes

^∗The present paper is partly indebted to my earlier work (Sasajima, 1988, 1991).