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Diversity management in ageing societies: A comparative study of Germany and Japan

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  • Kemper, Lena Elisabeth
  • Bader, Anna Katharina
  • Froese, Fabian Jintae

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In response to demographic change organizations in Germany and Japan have recently begun to adapt their human resource management practices to embrace employees with diverse backgrounds: e.g. females, foreigners, or older workers (aged fifty and older). Based on a survey of 209 organizations we compare the current situation of diversity management practices in the two countries. Our findings indicate that, due to institutional differences, the scope and focus of diversity management varies significantly. Japanese diversity management focuses primarily on gender, whereas German organizations adopt a broader approach. While Japanese organizations consider communication and HR initiatives more important, German organizations assign a higher importance to practices integrating diversity in everyday work.

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  • Kemper, Lena Elisabeth & Bader, Anna Katharina & Froese, Fabian Jintae, 2016. "Diversity management in ageing societies: A comparative study of Germany and Japan," management revue. Socio-economic Studies, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 27(1-2), pages 29-49.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:mamere:mrev-2016-kemper
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    Cited by:

    1. Emil Velinov, 2018. "Diversity Management Globalization in Central and Eastern Europe: The Case of Pharmaceutical Industry," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(1), pages 82-89.
    2. Fabian Jintae Froese & Dylan Sutherland & Jeoung Yul Lee & Yipeng Liu & Yuan Pan, 2019. "Challenges for foreign companies in China: implications for research and practice," Asian Business & Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 18(4), pages 249-262, September.
    3. Bambang Bernanthos, 2018. "The Direct and Indirect Influence of Leadership, Motivation and Job Satisfaction Against Employees’ Performance," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(2), pages 236-243.

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    Keywords

    diversity; diversity management; resource dependence theory; Germany; Japan; ageing societies;
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    JEL classification:

    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • J82 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Labor Force Composition
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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