Internal labor markets in Japan - Ariga, Ken (Cambridge University Press, 2000)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-279) and indexes
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Introduction; 1 Internal labor markets in search equilibrium; 2 Demand and supply of skills in a corporate hierarchy; 3 Measuring occupational and internal labor markets; 4 Earnings and seniority in internal labor markets; 5 Recruitment and promotion in Japanese firms; 6 Product market competition and internal labor markets; 7 Institutional changes in Japanese internal labor markets; 8 Changes in the employment and wage structure of Japanese firms, 1976-1996; 9 Changes in Japanese earnings profiles
Analyses the employment practices of individual firms in Japan, including wages, training, promotion, transfers and turnovers across firms. It provides and applies theoretical models of the Japanese ILM, and includes a detailed case study of a large Japanese firm. Uses an international comparative perspective