Chapter 15 Human Resource Management in Japan and South Korea

This chapter examines HRM in Japan and Korea. The two neighboring nations situated in Northeast Asia have a mixed feeling towards each other for historical reasons, despite traditionally sharing much in their HRM systems. Since the early 1980s, Japan and Korea have been two high performing economies...

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Main Author: Froese, Fabian Jintae (auth)
Other Authors: Sekiguchi, Tomoki (auth), Maharjan, Mohan Pyari (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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