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Gauging The Reactions To Remote Working At Ibm Japan During The Period Of Covid-19

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  • Kurtz LAW

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Toru TAKAHASHI

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Cristian VLAD

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Kyoko KOKUSHO

    (IBM Japan, Tokyo, Japan)

  • Saddam IQBAL

    (Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania)

Abstract

The Japanese corporate mindset often tends towards a more conservative stance compared to that of the West. However, Japan has the most companies with a continuous operation history of over 200 years, having survived many turbulent times including pandemics and war. How then, might companies of today learn from Japanese success cases? Sustainability and longevity are commonly based on the successes born from past corporate history, but with the COVID-19 pandemic, severe internal effects, and economic impacts suggests a need for an agility that most Japanese companies are not familiar with. This research utilizes modified unstructured focus groups to investigate IBM Japan’s employees’ perceptions of remote working at the during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Kurtz LAW & Toru TAKAHASHI & Cristian VLAD & Kyoko KOKUSHO & Saddam IQBAL, 2021. "Gauging The Reactions To Remote Working At Ibm Japan During The Period Of Covid-19," Business Excellence and Management, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 11(5), pages 168-181, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:bemann:v:11:y:2021:i:5:p:168-181
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    1. Julius Sim & Jackie Waterfield, 2019. "Focus group methodology: some ethical challenges," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 53(6), pages 3003-3022, November.
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    1. Kurtz LAW & Jacqueline MUJAYA & Saddam IQBAL & Takatomo ITOI & Keita SUGIYAMA, 2022. "Investigating Occupational-Stress for Workers in Financial Institutions; a Reclassification of Work Stigma through Japanese and Western Values," REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 23(2), pages 302-313, May.

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