The Development of Japanese Style “Corporate University”

Abstract

In recent years, many corporate universities have been established by Japanese large corporations. This trend is influenced by advanced U.S. corporate universities and recent changes of Japanese economic climate and human resources management situations. To identify the characteristic of Japanese Style “Corporate Universities” and also understand the direction of Japanese corporate human resources management, this paper review the development of corporate universities in U.S. and Japan and analyze advanced case studies in utilizing information technology as the corporate human resources development platform.