The Psychological Impact of Job Loss in Japan the "Lehman Shock"  

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Hirokawa, Susumu

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Japan Labor Review vol. 9 no. 2 (2012), page 41-58.
Topik: Psychological When Loss Job; Highly-Education; Psychological Shock; Financial; Unemployment
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This paper analyzes the psychological impact of job loss using the qualitative KJ method of research, based on interviews conducted with seven people who lost their jobs at foreign companies in Japan as a result of the corporate rationalization carried out after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Of the seven people, three worked for foreign IT companies (Group A). These are all highly-educated people who have remained unemployed for a long period of time since they lost their jobs after working for their last employers for a number of years. As they have not overcome the psychological shock caused by losing their jobs, they are at a loss about how to come to terms with the harsh reality and make a major change of course. The other four of the seven people worked for foreign financial institutions (Group B). They have overcome the shock of losing their jobs, which they now view as an opportunity to switch to a new working style. The stark difference between the responses of these two groups indicates that from the psychological viewpoint, what Japanese workers must do as they face the harsh winds of globalization is to see abrupt, rapid change in their situation in a positive light and respond to it positively. It is also important to develop strategies to promote such positive thinking and behavior.

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