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Corporate Social Responsibility and Gender Equality in Japan

Historical and Current Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Gabriel Eweje

    1. School of Management, Massey Business School, Massey University, Auckland Campus, Auckland, New Zealand

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  2. Shima Nagano

    1. School of Business Administration, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan

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  • Studies gender and CSR issues in Japan
  • Includes case studies from different sectors
  • Presents specific strategies and policies to mitigate gender sustainability issues

Part of the book series: CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance (CSEG)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: The Gender Equality Debate in Japan—An Overview

    • Gabriel Eweje, Shima Nagano
    Pages 1-12

  3. Barriers to Gender Equality in Japan: Moving from Myth to Realities

    • Kazunori Kobayashi, Gabriel Eweje
    Pages 13-30

  4. Becoming a Female Japanese Leader: An Empirical Case Study on Historical and Current Debates

    • Miki Oikawa
    Pages 31-51

  5. Reducing Gender Inequality: What Does It Mean for Japanese Corporations?

    • Yue Wang
    Pages 53-66

  6. How Do Japanese Investors Respond to Gender-Related News Communications?

    • Miho Murashima
    Pages 67-92

  7. Promoting Gender Equality at the Workplace in Japan: From a Historical Perspective of the Gendered Division of Labour in Japanese Society

    • Seika Tanaka, Shima Nagano
    Pages 93-110

  8. Gender Diversity Management and Employees’ Turnover: A Case Study in the Japanese Hotel Industry

    • Masahiro Hosoda, Hitomi Toyosaki, Miyu Hayakawa, Kenichi Suzuki
    Pages 111-133

  9. The Changing Human Resource Management and the Progress Towards “Better Work Environments” in Japan

    • Asami Watanabe
    Pages 135-158

  10. The Silent Revolution in Japan: Female Labour Market Success from an Aggregate Perspective

    • Stefania Lottanti von Mandach, Georg Blind
    Pages 159-188

  11. Promoting Gender Diversity and Inclusion at Workplace: A Case Study of a Japanese Retail and Financial Service Company

    • Masahiro Hosoda
    Pages 189-207

  12. The Future of Gender Equality in Nippon: The Role of Business, Government, and Society

    • Kazunori Kobayashi
    Pages 209-224

  13. Gender Equality Developments in Aotearoa New Zealand: Implications for Japan?

    • Jane Parker, Noelle Donnelly
    Pages 225-244
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About this book

This book examines key issues in gender equality and corporate social responsibility in Japan. Legal compliance, the business case and social regulation are examined as driving factors for enhancing gender equality in corporations. In turn, case studies from various contexts, such as the hotel industry, retail and financial services companies add practical insights to the theoretical debate. The role of governments, NGOs and supranational organizations is examined as well. Given its scope, the book will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, policymakers and practitioners interested in advancing the gender, CSR and sustainability debates. 



Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Management, Massey Business School, Massey University, Auckland Campus, Auckland, New Zealand

    Gabriel Eweje

  • School of Business Administration, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan

    Shima Nagano

About the editors

Gabriel Eweje is Professor of Responsible and Sustainable Business within the School of Management, Auckland Campus, Massey Business School, Massey University, New Zealand. He is also Director of the CSR and Sustainability Research Group – a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Massey Business School. He is the Editor-in- Chief of Corporate Governance - An International Journal of Business in Society. Gabriel’s current research interests are ethical decision making in public and private organisations, CSR, conscious and responsible organisations, sustainable supply chain management and sustainability, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He has published his work in international academic journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, Business & Society, Business Strategy and the Environment, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Business Ethics: A European Review, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Business Logistics, Marketing Intelligence and Planning, Sustainable Development Journal, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management Journal, and has presented his research findings at international conferences.  


Shima Nagano is an Associate Professor in Managerial Accounting at Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan. She teaches Cost and Managerial Accounting, Managerial Control System, and Corporate Valuation. Her current research explores the role of Management Control Systems in managing the strategic processes and their use in CSR strategy.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Corporate Social Responsibility and Gender Equality in Japan

  • Book Subtitle: Historical and Current Perspectives

  • Editors: Gabriel Eweje, Shima Nagano

  • Series Title: CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75154-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75153-1Published: 04 September 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75156-2Published: 05 September 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-75154-8Published: 03 September 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2196-7075

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-7083

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 244

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Business Ethics, Human Resource Management, History, general, Economic History, Cultural Studies

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