Demise of “permanent employment” in Japan
研究了工业商业周期波动加剧如何迫使日本企业采用多样化人力资源管理方法，从而侵蚀终身雇佣原则，并展示了向灵活用工转型如何提升企业竞争力与效率。
Abstract The increasing volatility of industrial business cycles is forcing Japanese companies to institute a variety of human resource management methods which are eroding the principle of permanent employment. The transition from permanent employment to more flexible employment practices reviewed here is an example of how human resources can be managed to maximize a firm's competitiveness and effectiveness.