Well-being and Risk-taking Behavior: a Case Study of Employee Well-being Policies in Corporate Japan
- This article describes risk taking and well-being in corporate Japan. A case study of a research intensive manufacturing company shows how a corporate management can design its business strategy to contribute to the well-being of the employees. An in-depth expert interview with the company’s Chief Executive Officer and a qualitative content analysis of official company documents present and discuss the firm’s employee well-being policy. Findings show that the organization employs its business philosophy to promote a working environment that encourages constructive risk-taking. This leads to technological innovations and improved competitiveness on the market. Furthermore, the company is successful in contributing to the well-being of its employees and other stakeholders.
Author: | Dr. Alexander J. Wulf |
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Parent Title (English): | Paragrana |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2013/07/09 |
Year of first Publication: | 2013 |
Publishing Institution: | SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences |
Release Date: | 2014/06/12 |
Tag: | Well-Being Employees; Japan; Risk Taking |
Volume: | 22 |
Issue: | 1 |
First Page: | 293 |
Last Page: | 306 |
Note: | Volltext aus urheberrechtlichen Gründen nicht verfügbar. Fulltext due to copyright not available. |
Link author profile: | https://www.srh-berlin.de/hochschule/hochschulteam/wulf-alexander/ |
Peer-reviewed: | Keine Angabe - No details |
JEL-Classification: | J Labor and Demographic Economics |
Licence (German): | ![]() |