Organization adjustments, job training and productivity: Evidence from Japanese automobile makers

Kenn Ariga, Masako Kurosawa, Fumio Ohtake, Masaru Sasaki () and Shoko Yamane

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2013, vol. 27, issue C, 1-34

Abstract: This paper considers the demand for job training and its interaction with organization adjustments through rotation within a team and relocation across teams in response to demand and supply shocks. We employ original survey data from two Japanese automobile makers. The analysis includes estimations of determinants of on-the-job training, and of how much such training contributes to improvements in individual productivity. We also investigate effects of the characteristics of workplace practices, including the behavior of foremen as well as assemblers, on the incentives for individual assemblers to seek job training and productivity improvements.

Keywords: Job training; Productivity improvement; Relocation; Rotation; Workplace practices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 M53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2012.11.002

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