Japan: managers' problems regarding work with foreign employees 2019

According to a survey from August 2019 asking Japanese managers about problems they faced while working with foreign employees, a share of more than 46 percent of respondents stated their employees' strong self-assertion as a difficulty. Another problem experienced by almost 42 percent was the foreign employees' lacking understanding of Japanese common sense.

Problems experienced by managers when working with foreign employees in Japan as of August 2019

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Release date

December 2019

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

August 23 to 28, 2019

Number of respondents

872 respondents

Special properties

among Japanese managers; multiple answers possible

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The original question asked for traits of foreign employees that went beyond what managers had expected before working with them.

Sample size of managers by type of foreign employees they were working with:
Managers of full time employees: n=530
Managers of part-timers: n=173
Managers of technical intern trainees: n=169

Managers working with foreign employees of different employment types only responded with regard to one designated type.

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