Japanese Journal of Administrative Science

Japanese Journal of Administrative Science

Online ISSN : 1884-6432
Print ISSN : 0914-5206
ISSN-L : 0914-5206

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Volume 25, Issue 2

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PERSPECTIVE

Emerging misfit of employment practices and the role of JAAS

Motohiro Morishima

2012 Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 89-90
Published: 2012
Released on J-STAGE: August 27, 2013

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5651/jaas.25.89

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ARTICLE

An analysis of organizational adaptation agents for young workers

Mamiya Ogata

2012 Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 91-112
Published: 2012
Released on J-STAGE: August 27, 2013

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5651/jaas.25.91

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In recent years, Japan has witnessed new phenomena such as early turnover among young workers and the proliferation of "freeters" and "NEETs." These phenomena denote the social problems faced by young workers when adapting to the workplace. Resolving these rising problems is important to Japanese companies and their management. In this study, the factors that promote young workers' organizational adaptation are analyzed and examined. Specifically, this study focuses on anticipatory socialization, the superior, the colleague, the peer, and the workplace. This study defines them as organizational adaptation agents. In order to understand the role of such agents, the authors conducted a comparison analysis on data collected through questionnaire surveys from young white-collar workers (N=227) and nurses (N=237). The results revealed the existence of a variety of organizational adaptation agents, and that different agents influenced early affective commitment, organizational socialization, and turnover intentions. This study's results can facilitate young worker's organizational adaptation and preclude early turnover.

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ARTICLE

Performance management of knowledge workers: Mediating effects of job satisfaction and organizational commitment in the relationships between social support and turnovers

Naoyuki Zushi, Kosuke Igawa

2012 Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 113-128
Published: 2012
Released on J-STAGE: August 27, 2013

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5651/jaas.25.113

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The purpose of this study is to analyze a mechanism whereby social support (instrumental and emotional support) at the workplaces of knowledge workers nurtures positive feelings and influences the performance of both organizations and individuals. A survey questionnaire was administered to a total of 143 nurses and care workers who work in a hospital. The following two findings were revealed through the results of the quantitative survey study: First, instrumental support had a positive influence on both job satisfaction and organizational commitment, and emotional support had a positive influence on organizational commitment. Second, the relationship between social support and turnovers was mediated by job satisfaction or organizational commitment. These results suggest that social support is an effective means of positively influencing the performance of knowledge workers.

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RESEARCH NOTE

The relationship between college students' choice of part-time work, commitment, and job-search goal setting: The role of core self-evaluation and job characteristics

Tomoki Sekiguchi

2012 Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 129-140
Published: 2012
Released on J-STAGE: August 27, 2013

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5651/jaas.25.129

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Part-time work has been a popular activity among students in Japan. This study investigates college students' choice of jobs in their part-time work, which influences their commitment in the workplace and job-search goal setting. The results of a survey, with a sample of 123 undergraduate students in Japanese national universities, revealed that students with positive core self-evaluation were more likely to engage in jobs with high levels of skill variety in their part-time work. It was also found that high levels of skill variety and job autonomy in parttime work lead to stronger commitment in the workplace, which in turn leads to setting higher goals for future job search. Implications and future research directions are discussed.

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THE 14TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCE

The development and problems of first-year employee

Ryuta Suzuki, Takehiko Tadatsu, Mamiya Ogata, Yuichi Matsumoto

2012 Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 141-170
Published: 2012
Released on J-STAGE: August 27, 2013

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5651/jaas.25.141

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BOOK REVIEW

Khondaker Mizanur Rahman Development of Business Organization and Accounting: Historical Simultaneity and Congruity (LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, March 2011)

Ali Mohobbot

2012 Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 171-176
Published: 2012
Released on J-STAGE: August 27, 2013

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5651/jaas.25.171

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