According to a survey conducted in summer 2018, improving profitability was the most common issue among large- and medium-sized Japanese companies. By contrast, most of the small-sized companies in Japan, around 48 percent, said that strengthening human resources was a current issue for them.
Most common current issues among companies in Japan in 2018, by company size*
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Japan Management Association. (November 1, 2018). Most common current issues among companies in Japan in 2018, by company size* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052152/japan-companies-current-issues-by-size/
Japan Management Association. "Most common current issues among companies in Japan in 2018, by company size*." Chart. November 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052152/japan-companies-current-issues-by-size/
Japan Management Association. (2018). Most common current issues among companies in Japan in 2018, by company size*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052152/japan-companies-current-issues-by-size/
Japan Management Association. "Most Common Current Issues among Companies in Japan in 2018, by Company Size*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052152/japan-companies-current-issues-by-size/
Japan Management Association, Most common current issues among companies in Japan in 2018, by company size* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052152/japan-companies-current-issues-by-size/ (last visited June 04, 2023)
Most common current issues among companies in Japan in 2018, by company size* [Graph], Japan Management Association, November 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052152/japan-companies-current-issues-by-size/