著者

勝田 和行

出版者

日本経営倫理学会

雑誌

日本経営倫理学会誌 (ISSN:13436627)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.21, pp.273-285, 2014-02-28 (Released:2017-08-08)

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This report first looks at current conditions and problems facing women in the Japanese workplace from the perspective of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and then makes recommendations with regard to steps to be taken toward the creation of a more diverse work environment. The number of woman in leadership positions within Japanese corporations is extremely low by international standards. This is due, in particular, to entrenched, stereotypical gender divisions with regard to job descriptions and work responsibilities, as well as to Japan's male-oriented corporate culture that favors long working hours. Japanese corporations operating internationally must, as both a growth strategy and a CSR strategy, value the contributions of women in the workforce, and it is incumbent upon Japanese corporations to lead the way in redefining the role of the working woman in society. This will promote better balance between work and life while also increasing the number of women leaders.

著者

勝田 和行

出版者

日本経営倫理学会

雑誌

日本経営倫理学会誌 (ISSN:13436627)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.24, pp.367-378, 2017 (Released:2018-04-11)

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The issue of overwork and death from it (karoshi), along with women’s active participation, has become a major challenge to“ working style reforms” in Japan. A review of cases of overwork and karoshi at Zensho (SUKIYA), Watami and UNIQLO, which are Japan’s representative growing companies, suggests that the essential problem lies in their management culture meant to minimize costs by retaining as few permanent employees as possible and assigning practical duties to nonpermanent employees. For the prevention of overwork and karoshi, Japanese companies are required to clearly position “working style reforms” among their diversifying employees as a challenge to CSR and to corporate governance and persistently work on the reforms with the participation of top management, while carrying forward the“ visualization of working styles” through their efforts to disclose corporate information.

著者

勝田 和行

出版者

日本経営倫理学会

雑誌

日本経営倫理学会誌 (ISSN:13436627)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.20, pp.213-225, 2013-02-28 (Released:2017-08-08)

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The March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident raised numerous issues concerning the adequacy of Japan's national safety and national energy policies. In this paper, the author focuses on the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to discuss problems related to the handling of the accident from the perspective of business ethics and risk management. While TEPCO's biggest shortcoming was in its lack of catastrophic accident contingencies, it also demonstrated insufficiencies in the areas of risk management and corporate governance. Based on lessons learned, the writer proposes the following four-point business ethics strategy: 1. Implementation of continuous "ethicality" validation practices 2. Thorough integration of "crisis response" with corporate governance 3. Management ethics dispensation system that emphasizes "sharing of values" and "work-place permeation." 4. Integration of business ethics dispensation and risk/crisis management