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Tables of Contents for Work and Pay in the United States and Japan
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
1 Comparing Employment Systems
3
18
Comparing Japan and the United States
4
3
The Data
7
1
Conceptualizing Employment Systems
8
6
Interdependence of HR Components
14
3
The Interrelationship between Employment Systems and the Macroeconomy
17
1
Layout of the Book
18
2
Note
20
1
2 Security
21
46
Analyzing Security
22
5
Security in Japan and the United States
27
15
Consistency of Security within the Employment System
42
13
The Japanese Security System under Pressure: The Challenge of the 1990s
55
5
Summary
60
1
Notes
61
6
3 Employee Involvement and Training
67
30
Introduction
67
2
Employee Involvement in the United States and Japan
69
5
Training in the United States and Japan
74
2
The Prevalence of Formal Training in the United States and Japan
76
6
Training in Japanese Firms
82
4
Training in U.S. Firms
86
3
How EI and Training Enhance Employment Security
89
2
How the Japanese Compensation and Appraisal Systems Stimulate EI and Training
91
1
Some Policy Implications
92
2
Summary: Employee Involvement and Training in the SET Model
94
1
Notes
95
2
4 Pay Systems, Career Paths, and Earnings Inequality
97
40
Introduction
97
2
Pay Systems
99
2
Pay Systems in Large U.S. Companies
101
3
Pay Systems in Large Japanese Companies
104
2
Career Paths in the United States and Japan
106
13
Earnings Inequality
119
3
Components of Earnings Inequality
122
8
Summary and Major Findings
130
2
Appendix: Calculation of Standard Career Paths
132
2
Notes
134
3
5 Employers and Unions
137
21
SET and Economic Outcomes
137
4
The Power and Prudence of Large Japanese Employers
141
3
Enterprise-based Unions: Weak or Willing?
144
3
Enterprise Unions: Powerful or Persuasive?
147
8
Summary
155
1
Notes
156
2
6 National Wage Determination in Japan
158
33
Shunto as a Union Bargaining Instrument
158
6
Wage Restraint under Shunto
164
21
Summary
185
4
Appendix: Estimation of Money Wage Changes in Japan, 1965-1993
189
1
Notes
190
1
7 Conclusion
191
18
The Successes of the Japanese System
192
7
The Evolution of the Japanese System
199
5
The Evolution of the U.S. System
204
5
References
209
18
Index
227