Diversity and Inclusion in Japan

Issues in Business and Higher Education
Herausgeber: Alcantara, Lailani; Shinohara, Yoshiki

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9781032289892
• ISBN-10: 1032289899
• Artikelnr.: 64359740

Autorenporträt

Lailani Alcantara is a professor at the School of Management of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. She received her Ph.D. in Management from the University of Tsukuba as a Japanese government scholar. She has published journal articles and cases in the areas of international management and organization science and earned professional certificates in management and leadership from AACSB, Harvard University, and Cornell University. Her research has appeared in the Journal of International Management, Long Range Planning, and Asian Business & Management, among others. She is the founding director of the Center for Inclusive Leadership at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, https://en.apu.ac.jp/cil/. Yoshiki Shinohara is an associate professor at the School of Management of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. He is also the director of the Center for Inclusive Leadership (CIL). His research focuses on corporate sustainability, corporate social performance, financial performance, diversity, and inclusion in organizations. He is the president of Intellectual Partners Ltd. and engages in consulting. He holds a Ph.D. in Business and Commerce from Keio University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Enriching our discourse on diversity and inclusion in
Japan Part I. Understanding and promoting diversity and inclusion in
business 2. The transition of diversity and inclusion policies and
corporate behavior in Japan 3. Diversity and inclusion orientation in
Japanese corporations: Does industry make a difference? 4. The influence of
workforce diversity on the financial performance of Japanese companies 5.
Conforming while being distinct: The impact of social identity on perceived
inclusion and business opportunity identification of Vietnamese
entrepreneurs in Japan 6. Diversity, inclusion, and disability in Japan:
The usefulness of reasonable accommodation Part II. Issues and cases of
diversity and inclusion in higher education 7. Reasonable accommodation and
information accessibility for students with disabilities in Japanese higher
education 8. Inclusive policy making through the development of an open
access database for research and education 9. Promoting diversity and
inclusion in higher education: Insights from the Japanese women leaders of
Tsuda College 10. Promoting diversity and inclusion in higher education:
The case of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Part III. Commentary 11.
Diversity and Inclusion: Historical Perspectives on Their Significance and
Necessity in Japan