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This paper discusses the transfer and adaptation of Japanese human resource management practices to Singapore. By comparing Japanese parent companies, their subsidiary companies in Singapore, and comparable local Singaporean companies, the modifications to the practices of the Japanese parent companies and the adoption of local practices by Japanese management are made evident. The findings seem to uphold both the convergence and the contingency theses.
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Dr. Chong Li Choy is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Management, National University of Singapore. Prof. Hem C. Jain is from the Faculty of Administration, University of New Brunswick.
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Choy, C.L., Jain, H.C. Japanese management in Singapore: Convergence of human resource management practices. Asia Pacific J Manage 4, 73–89 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01732849
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