The Changing Structure of Labour in Japan: Japanese Human Resource Management between Continuity and

List of Figures List of Tables Foreword; F.Coulmas Notes on the Contributors Introduction: A View on Japanese Human Resource Management; R.Haak The Changing Labour Market, Industrial Relations and Labour Policy; T.Hanami The Changing Models of Human Resource Management in Japanese Firms: A Long-term View; H.Suzuki Employment Adjustment since the Financial Crisis; M.Nitta Convergence and Diversity: Emerging Patterns of Human Resource Management in Japan; J.Benson Decision Making in Japanese Companies; M.Pudelko Employment Deregulation and the Expanding Market for Temporary Labour in Japan; J.Imai & K.Shire Employment Practices in Japanese Firms: Can "Mikoshi" Management Survive?; D.Methé & J.Miyabe Managing the Development of One's Own Vocational Skills; H.Fujimura The Shift Towards a Performance-based Management System: From Noryokushugi to Seikashug; P.Debroux Employee Control of Working Time: International Comparisons; P.Berg, E.Appelbaum, T.Bailey & A.L.Kalleberg Human Resource Management in BASF Japan; M.Yamao & M.Falk Recruitment in Japan; F.Schulz Index