Sociologists and 'the Japanese model': A passing enthusiasm?

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 751-771

  McCormick, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Japanese employment system; Japanization; Lifetime employment; Sociology textbooks

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248992860     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017007082883     Document Type: Article

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