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Disaster Impact

In: The Great East Japan Earthquake and Its Impact on German Firms

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  • Ralf Bebenroth

    (Kobe University
    Hamburg University)

Abstract

This empirical study investigates the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11th, 2011 and its impact on German firms located in the Kanto area. It becomes evident that German firms were negatively impacted immediately after the disaster. More than half of all Japan based German firms either closed their offices or relocated to other parts of Japan. In addition, many of the firms reported a high fluctuation in the number of their classic expatriates, short-term visitors, and locally hired non-Japanese. However, 1 year after the disaster, Japan based German subsidiaries have largely recovered. All of the participants stated that they now operate “as normal.” Also, they no longer find it difficult to attract people to Japan.

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  • Ralf Bebenroth, 2014. "Disaster Impact," SpringerBriefs in Business, in: The Great East Japan Earthquake and Its Impact on German Firms, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 1-20, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spbrcp:978-4-431-54451-7_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-54451-7_1
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