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Globalization demands that more employees become comfortable working outside their home country borders. Western Women Working in Japan is a research-based description of the work and living situations facing foreign professional women who work in Japan. The book draws upon detailed survey data and in-depth interviews, as well as the experiences of the authors, who have lived or worked in Japan during the last 20 years. It examines how foreign women can succeed in Japanese and foreign firms operating in Japan by describing what helps these Western women adjust to Japan and work with Japanese bosses, subordinates, and clients. These women face some different problems than men, yet are armed with special advantages.

Drawing upon past research and exploring in new directions, the authors examine the connection between women's job success and the quality of their work relationships with the Japanese, their autonomy, Japanese linguistic ability, and age. Their working relationships are also compared to male expatriates and to the women's previous jobs. The interviews provide new insights into the sexual bias and harassment they encountered and how they dealt with these issues. The book includes valuable recommendations in the areas of selection, training, support, and repatriation for both the organizations that employ foreign women in their Japanese operations and for the women themselves.

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• Tables and Figures
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Wanted: Adventurers for the Next Century
• Foreign Professional Women in Japan
• The Realities What Next for Foreign Professional Women?
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Bibliography
• Index

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In this research-based book, Napier (Boise State Univ.) and Taylor (Portland State Univ.) provide information on the experiences of Western women workers in Japan, examining the knowledge, skills, and behaviors associated with successful adjustment. Their research sample includes expatriates (only five to ten percent of the American businesswomen working in Japan), "independent job seekers," and "involuntary transferees." Among the topics covered by the authors: predeparture training and compensation packages of expatriates, variations in linguistic and technical ability, the role of relationships, and repatriation. In addition to 11 in-depth interviews, 91 survey responses were obtained from the Foreign Executive Women's Group and women members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan--an overall 32 percent response rate. Findings are presented within the context of existing research. Major parts of the book cover (a) the globalization environment; (b) demographics, job selection, the working environment, job adjustment, and outside work adjustment; and (c) recommendations for firms and for women, with a look to the future. Tables and figures; survey and interview instruments. The volume is particularly useful for women seeking work in Japan or firms sending women employees to Japan. For academic and professional collections supporting comprehensive international business collections. K. C. Brannen; Creighton University

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NANCY K. NAPIER, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at Boise State University, worked for several years at Battelle Memorial Institute in contract research for Nissan, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, and Nippon Steel. She has taught and done research in the areas of strategic and human resource management, international management, and mergers and acquisition implementation. Her most recent research has been done in Europe, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Vietnam.

SULLY TAYLOR is an Assistant Professor of International Management at the School of Business Administration, Portland State University, and has taught in Spain and Japan. She has conducted cross-cultural training for NEC, Fujitsu, DEC, Aldus, and others. Her specialty is international human resource management and Japanese management.