A Test of Theories Underlying the Japanese Lifetime Employment System

Jeremiah J Sullivan and Richard B Peterson
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Jeremiah J Sullivan: University of Washington
Richard B Peterson: University of Washington

Journal of International Business Studies, 1991, vol. 22, issue 1, 79-97

Abstract: One of the unique features of Japanese management is the lifetime employment system found in large firms. In a study of two samples, Japanese executives and personnel directors, several theoretical models of the causes and effects of lifetime employment were tested. A control model received strong support. Lifetime employment is offered within a rhetorical context of loyalty and benevolence based on cultural values. Its impact, however, is to increase the control of Japanese employees by managers.© 1991 JIBS. Journal of International Business Studies (1991) 22, 79–97

Date: 1991
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