| ID | 090589 |
| Title Proper | Expanding role of temporary help agencies in Japan's emerging external labor market |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Imai, Jun |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The key role of temporary help agencies in the expansion of the external market for labor in Japan is the subject of this article. As a result of deregulatory changes in and after 1999 in Japan, the temporary help industry has impacted on changes in firms' reliance on external labor. Based on a survey of and interviews at temporary agency firms, we found considerable heterogeneity among THAs. One segment of large agencies exhibited a strong market orientation in supplying business services, while two other segments of THAs were continuing, to varying degrees, to draw their business from either capital-related or parent companies within their groups. |
| `In' analytical Note | Japanese Studies Vol. 29, No. 2; Sep 2009: p255-271 |
| Journal Source | Japanese Studies Vol. 29, No. 2; Sep 2009: p255-271 |
| Key Words | Japan ; Labour Market ; THA ; Temporary Help Agencies |