'Guide the fluctuating relationship between individuals, organisations and society in relation to work'
'Guide the fluctuating relationship between individuals, organisations and society in relation to work'
What is the purpose of people doing work in the first place? Is it because it is natural to work? Is it to earn a living? Is it for self-realisation? When the purpose of work changes, how does the relationship between individuals, organisations and society change?
Traditionally, the relationship between individuals and organisations has been established within the Japanese employment system, which is a system of lump-sum recruitment of new graduates, lifetime employment, seniority-based wages and promotions, mandatory retirement, in-house education and company-based trade unions. Individuals belong to organisations and spend a lot of time there, entrusting their growth as a professional to the organisation, and many of their relationships are also connected to the organisation, so many individuals have literally lived within the organisation.
In addition, "Japan's social securitysystem has been shaped since theperiod of rapid economic growth inthe 1960s, with a focus on universalhealth insurance and universalpensions, backed by a two-generation family model of maleworkers with full-time and lifetimejobs, housewives and children, amplecorporate welfare programs, and acommunity in which people wereconnected to each other" (the 2012edition of the White Paper onHealth, Labor, and Welfare). Thecorporate sector has played a majorrole in the functioning of socialsecurigty through the employmentsecurity and the collection ofinsurance premiums. Many individuals working in companieshave been stratified by theorganizations to which they belong,and have been connected to society.
In recent years, however, the relationship between individuals, organisations and society in relation to work has changed dramatically. More and more individuals are designing their own careers, changing careers from a young age, without being bound by the system of lifetime employment and seniority. There is also an increase in the number of individuals who work multiple jobs at the same time in the form of dual employment or side jobs. Companies have also begun to look for ways to break away from the Japanese employment system of lifetime employment and seniority. These changes in individuals and organisations are likely to continue in the future, given the changing values of the generation, the globalisation of the corporate competitive environment and the development of ICT technology, as well as the fact that mutual change is spreading throughout society in a way that further encourages mutual change.
How will the relationship between individuals, organisations and society in relation to work change in the future? The seminar envisages conducting research into the behaviour of individuals, the management of organisations and the policies of society as they are shifting towards a new equilibrium point due to the fluctuations caused by these simultaneous active and passive changes in many variables. The research project questions will be formulated according to the interests of the members of the study group, but may, for example, cover topics such as revolving door career models, disclosure indicators for human capital investment, next-generation Japanese-style talent management, platforms for personal learning and employment records (Learning and Employment Records) required to improve human resource mobility and optimal matching, social security in the age of the individuals. Together with SFC students who will create a new era, the instructor would like to work to guide the fluctuating relationship between individuals, organisations and society in relation to work.