"""Enterprise Unionism in Japan"" represents 20 years' research by Hirosuke Kawanishi into the enterprise union in Japan, a unique form of union organization which has received considerable attention as a result of recent interest in learning from Japan's experience in industrial relations. The study begins by demonstrating that the commonly accepted model of ""one firm, one union"" is simplistic and misleading. The volume is divided into three parts: the first surveys the development of enterprise unionism in Japan; the second uses case studies to delve into the reasons for labour's retreat from its traditional role in the industrial relations arena in Japan; the third uses case studies to comment on the potential of the enterprise union in the last decade of this century. A major finding is that the enterprise union has become a tool of management, and that democracy is not well in Japanese industry. This study raises serious questions for those abroad to advance the Japanese approach to industrial relations as a model for other societies. ""Enterprise Unionism in Japan"" is essential reading for those with a specific interest in Japanese society and management, as well as those with a broad comparative interest in industrial relations and the future of industrial society."
By:
Kawanishi Translated by:
Ross E. Mouer Imprint: Kegan Paul Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 140mm
Weight: 362g ISBN:9780710303417 ISBN 10: 0710303416 Pages: 256 Publication Date:03 January 1992 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Author's Preface Translator's Preface Chapter 1 Introduction PART ONE A THEORETICAL STARTING POINT Chapter 2 Common Theories of the Enterprise Union Chapter 3 Towards a New Theory of the Enterprise Union PART TWO THE LIMITATIONS OF THE ENTERPRISE UNION: THE DYNAMICS OF ATROPHY Chapter 4 A History of Industrial Disputes in Postwar Japan Chapter 5 A History of Labor-Management Relations on the Shop Floor Chapter 6 The Establishment of the Enterprise Union: An Examination of the 1952 Densan Dispute Chapter 7 The Labor Union at the Shop Floor Under the System of Joint Labor-Management Consultations PART THREE UNIONS ON THE FRINGE AND THE POTENTIAL OF THE ENTERPRISE UNION Chapter 8 Unions on the Fringe: The Viability of the Left-Wing Minority Enterprise Unions and the New-Type Unions during the 1970s Chapter 9 The Position of the Minority Enterprise Unions Chapter 10 The Road to Survival: Some Lessons from Minority Unions in the Electric Power Industry Chapter 11 From the Minority to the Majority: The Push for Majority Status by One Union at a Private Railway Company PART FOUR THE FUTURE OF THE ENTERPRISE UNION Chapter 12 The Future of the Labor Movement in Japan