Ebook: Human Resource Management in Ageing Societies: Perspectives from Japan and Germany

Japan and Germany have faced very similar challenges, namely ageing populations, changing employment structures, and globalization. This book explores the demographic challenges for human resource management and labour market policies in Germany and Japan and how public and company policies in both countries deal with these challenges.;Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Note on Names; Notes on Contributors; 1 Demographic Challenges for Human Resource Management Practices and Labour Market Policies in Japan and Germany -- an Overview; 2 Ageing Workforces and Challenges to Human Resource Management in German Firms; 3 Pensions and Labour Market Reforms for the Ageing Society; 4 Effects of Institutions on Human Capital Investment: A Comparison of Policies in Japan, Germany and the USA; 5 Labour, Income and Poverty among Elderly Japanese