TY - UNPB
T1 - Employment strategy : comparing Japanese and British retail companies in Hong Kong
AU - WONG, May M. L.
N1 - This paper has been presented at the refereed track of British Academy of Management, Annual conference Manchester 1-3 September, 1999, and accepted for publication in Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources. The paper is later published in Personnel Review, vol. 28, no. 5/6, 1999.
PY - 2000/6
Y1 - 2000/6
N2 - This study examines and compares the employment strategy used by Japanese and British retail companies in Hong Kong. Hendry's (1995) structured employment systems model is adopted as the theoretical framework for this research. Three case companies - Morioka and Okadaya (Japanese-owned) and Supercom (British-owned) - are studied regarding what employment strategies they have adopted to expand in the Hong Kong, and to adjust to the changing consumer market. The evidence shows that the Japanese companies adopt more structured employment systems employing more employee groups than the British company. Both Japanese companies vary employment practices to different employee groups on the basis of national origins, hierarchy, employment status and gender. Furthermore, skills/profession is also used in Okadaya to differentiate employment practices. Supercom mainly varies employment practices on hierarchy and employment status. Therefore, five to six groups of employees are identified in the Japanese companies, while two to three employee groups are identified in Supercom.
AB - This study examines and compares the employment strategy used by Japanese and British retail companies in Hong Kong. Hendry's (1995) structured employment systems model is adopted as the theoretical framework for this research. Three case companies - Morioka and Okadaya (Japanese-owned) and Supercom (British-owned) - are studied regarding what employment strategies they have adopted to expand in the Hong Kong, and to adjust to the changing consumer market. The evidence shows that the Japanese companies adopt more structured employment systems employing more employee groups than the British company. Both Japanese companies vary employment practices to different employee groups on the basis of national origins, hierarchy, employment status and gender. Furthermore, skills/profession is also used in Okadaya to differentiate employment practices. Supercom mainly varies employment practices on hierarchy and employment status. Therefore, five to six groups of employees are identified in the Japanese companies, while two to three employee groups are identified in Supercom.
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/hkibswp/85/
M3 - Working paper series
T3 - Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies Working Paper Series
BT - Employment strategy : comparing Japanese and British retail companies in Hong Kong
PB - Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies, Lingnan University
CY - Hong Kong
ER -