Alcantara, Shinohara, and their contributors evaluate the current state of diversity and inclusion (D&I) within business and higher education in Japan, and the importance of D&I to the growth of Japan’s economy and the enrichment of its society.
Japan is widely understood to be a homogenous and patriarchal society, and while this is changing and was never wholly accurate, it certainly faces challenges in becoming more diverse and inclusive, particularly in its business and higher educational cultures. Grounded in research and offering best practices, the chapters in this book analyze critical issues relating to D&I in Japan at the individual, organizational, and industry levels. They present both a longitudinal analysis of the evolution and performance outcomes of D&I policies in Japanese corporations across industries, and rich studies of different underrepresented groups in Japan. These groups include immigrants, women, and people with disabilities. The contributors prescribe policies for promoting D&I in higher education, within businesses and at the governmental level.
This book is an essential contribution to D&I discourse in the Japanese context that will be of great value to scholars of Japanese society and business, and an important extended case study for those looking at D&I more widely.
Author(s): Lailani Alcantara, Yoshiki Shinohara
Series: Routledge Studies on the Asia-Pacific Region
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 241
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction: Enriching our discourse on diversity and inclusion in Japan
Part I Understanding and promoting diversity and inclusion in business
Chapter 2 The transition of diversity and inclusion policies and corporate behavior in Japan
Chapter 3 Diversity and inclusion orientation in Japanese companies: Does industry make a difference?
Chapter 4 The influence of workforce diversity on the financial performance of Japanese companies
Chapter 5 Conforming while being distinct: The impact of social identity on perceived inclusion and business opportunity identification of Vietnamese entrepreneurs in Japan
Chapter 6 Diversity, inclusion, and disability in Japan: The usefulness of reasonable accommodation
Part II Issues and cases of diversity and inclusion in higher education
Chapter 7 Reasonable accommodation and information accessibility for students with disabilities in Japanese higher education
Chapter 8 Inclusive policymaking through the development of an open-access database for research and education
Chapter 9 Promoting diversity and inclusion in higher education: Insights from Japanese women leaders at Tsuda University
Chapter 10 Promoting diversity and inclusion in higher education: The case of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Part III Commentary
Chapter 11 Diversity and inclusion: Historical perspectives on their significance and necessity in Japan
Index
