Darren M Mcdonald

Daito Bunka University · Faculty of Business Administration

In this paper, I build a framework from literature to trace the development of the concept of ‘Diversity Management’ in the USA. It is a framework that articulates linkages between broader social contexts and managerial responses, initiatives and motives. Emerging from this framework is a mapping of the various theoretical approaches pertinent to e...

This paper outlines an exploratory research framework used to study Human Resource Management (HRM) systems, practices and issues in Venture Companies (start-up companies) in Japan. After clarifying the terminology used, which in turn determines the scope of research, and reviewing the Japanese literature, the paper attempts to position HRM in the...

In this paper, I build a framework to understand the experiences of diversity managers in Japan in their attempts to grasp what diversity management means. In seeking some answers, diversity managers are turning to literature that comes largely from the West, especially the USA. Thus, the first part of this paper examines this literature, recognizi...

This study describes the ‘lived experience’ of a Japanese diversity manager in Japan- the very first diversity manager in her company’s history- as she conceptualizes, frames and implements diversity management in her company (i.e. ‘actualizes’ diversity management). This ‘lived experience’ is categorized into three major spheres: (1) a life histor...

The purpose of this paper is to briefly outline the preliminary approach used in research to understand how diversity managers in Japan conceptualize diversity and diversity management to form a basis to investigate how this conceptualization is being implemented in the company and the outcomes of such efforts. The description of this 'research fra...

This paper outlines an exploratory research framework used to study Human Resource Management (HRM) systems, practices and issues in Venture Companies (start-up companies) in Japan. After clarifying the terminology used, which in turn determines the scope of research, and reviewing the Japanese literature, the paper attempts to position HRM in the...

Japanese human resource management (HRM) is currently faced with challenges that have emerged from the increasing diversity among employees. This study surveyed five companies (in the food, chemical, trade, and education sectors), focusing on three types of diversity—employment structures, values held by different generations, and gender. Drawing f...

This paper outlines recent and projected critical shifts in the Japanese business environment to formulate a new proactive model of human resource management (HRM) (Figure 1 – A Strategic Model of HRM) that strategically aligns HRM functions with corporate goals and harnesses corporate culture. Drawing from both management literature/mass media and...