Diversity and Inclusion in Japan (eBook, ePUB)

Issues in Business and Higher Education
Redaktion: Alcantara, Lailani; Shinohara, Yoshiki

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Produktbeschreibung

Alcantara, Shinohara, and their contributors evaluate the current state of diversity and inclusion (D&I) within business and higher education in Japan, and the importance of D&I to the growth of Japan's economy and the enrichment of its society.

Japan is widely understood to be a homogenous and patriarchal society, and while this is changing and was never wholly accurate, it certainly faces challenges in becoming more diverse and inclusive, particularly in its business and higher educational cultures. Grounded in research and offering best practices, the chapters in this book analyze critical issues relating to D&I in Japan at the individual, organizational, and industry levels. They present both a longitudinal analysis of the evolution and performance outcomes of D&I policies in Japanese corporations across industries, and rich studies of different underrepresented groups in Japan. These groups include immigrants, women, and people with disabilities. The contributors prescribe policies for promoting D&I in higher education, within businesses and at the governmental level.

This book is an essential contribution to D&I discourse in the Japanese context that will be of great value to scholars of Japanese society and business, and an important extended case study for those looking at D&I more widely.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000731439
• Artikelnr.: 65609432

Autorenporträt

Lailani Alcantara is a professor at the School of Management of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. She received her Ph.D. in Management from the University of Tsukuba as a Japanese government scholar. She has published journal articles and cases in the areas of international management and organization science and earned professional certificates in management and leadership from AACSB, Harvard University, and Cornell University. Her research has appeared in the Journal of International Management, Long Range Planning, and Asian Business & Management, among others. She is the founding director of the Center for Inclusive Leadership at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, https://en.apu.ac.jp/cil/. Yoshiki Shinohara is an associate professor at the School of Management of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. He is also the director of the Center for Inclusive Leadership (CIL). His research focuses on corporate sustainability, corporate social performance, financial performance, diversity, and inclusion in organizations. He is the president of Intellectual Partners Ltd. and engages in consulting. He holds a Ph.D. in Business and Commerce from Keio University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Enriching our discourse on diversity and inclusion in
Japan Part I. Understanding and promoting diversity and inclusion in
business 2. The transition of diversity and inclusion policies and
corporate behavior in Japan 3. Diversity and inclusion orientation in
Japanese corporations: Does industry make a difference? 4. The influence of
workforce diversity on the financial performance of Japanese companies 5.
Conforming while being distinct: The impact of social identity on perceived
inclusion and business opportunity identification of Vietnamese
entrepreneurs in Japan 6. Diversity, inclusion, and disability in Japan:
The usefulness of reasonable accommodation Part II. Issues and cases of
diversity and inclusion in higher education 7. Reasonable accommodation and
information accessibility for students with disabilities in Japanese higher
education 8. Inclusive policy making through the development of an open
access database for research and education 9. Promoting diversity and
inclusion in higher education: Insights from the Japanese women leaders of
Tsuda College 10. Promoting diversity and inclusion in higher education:
The case of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Part III. Commentary 11.
Diversity and Inclusion: Historical Perspectives on Their Significance and
Necessity in Japan