“Karoshi (Work to Death)” in Japan
Since the collapse of Japan’s bubble economy in the early 1990’s, the Japanese economy has only recovered slightly. This has direct implications for employment. Both the seniority wage system and the lifetime employment system, which were popular during the period of economic growth in Japan, unavoi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2008
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 84, Issue: 2, Pages: 209 |
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karoshi (work to death)
B white-collar exemption B Japanese male workers B karo-jisatsu (suicide by overwork) |
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