Human resource management in ageing societies : perspectives from Japan and Germany

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Human resource management in ageing societies : perspectives from Japan and Germany

edited by Harald Conrad, Viktoria Heindorf and Franz Waldenberger

Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

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Description

Japan and Germany have faced very similar challenges, namely ageing populations, changing employment structures, and globalization. This book explores the demographic challenges for human resource management and labour market policies in Germany and Japan and how public and company policies in both countries deal with these challenges.

Table of Contents

  • Demographic Challenges for Human Resource Management Practices and Labour Market Policies in Japan and Germany - An Overview
  • H. Conrad, V. Heindorf & F. Waldenberger Aging Workforces and Challenges to Human Resource Management in German Firms
  • U. Backes-Gellner & S. Veen Pensions and Labour Market Reforms for the Ageing Society
  • A. Seike Effects of Institutions on Human Capital Investment: A Comparison of Policies in Japan, Germany and the USA
  • B. Wolff, M. Gunkel & S. Wenzke Labour, Income and Poverty among Elderly Japanese
  • I. Ohashi The Employment of Older Workers in Japanese Firms: Empirical Evidence From Micro Data
  • Y. Higuchi & I. Yamamoto Effects of Support Measures on Employment of Elderly People in Japan
  • J. Nakamura Ergonomic Design and Intervention Strategies in Health Promotion for Ageing Workforces
  • H. Luczak & M. C. Stemann The Performance-based Salary System and Personnel Management Reforms in Japan
  • K. Nakamura Paradigm Changes in Labour Market Policies for Older Workers in Germany - Background Factors and Recent Developments
  • G. Naegele Towards 'Ageless' Employment Policies - A Union's Experience of the Extension of the Mandatory Retirement Age
  • N. Shintani

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