Research Catalog

Title

Competencies, higher education, and career in Japan and the Netherlands / edited by Jim Allen ... [et al.].

Publication

Dordrecht : Springer, c2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

Allen, Jim.

Description

vi, 268 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Higher education dynamics ; v. 21

Uniform Title

Higher education dynamics ; v. 21.

Subject

• Education, Higher > Japan
• Education, Higher > Netherlands
• Labor supply > Effect of education on > Japan
• Labor supply > Effect of education on > Netherlands
• Career education > Japan
• Career education > Netherlands
• Core competencies > Japan
• Core competencies > Netherlands

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Ch. 1. Introduction / Jim Allen, Yuki Inenaga, Rolf van der Velden and Keiichi Yoshimoto -- Ch. 2. Policies on the Transition from Higher Education to Employment since the 1990s / Naoyuki Ogata, Egbert de Weert and Keiichi Yoshimoto -- Ch. 3. Competencies Acquired at University and Required in the Workplace / Naoyuki Ogata -- Ch. 4. University and College Differences in the Returns to Education in Japan and the Netherlands / Rolf van der Velden, Feet van de Loo and Christoph Meng -- Ch. 5. University Education and its Relevance to Working Life: Selection, Education and Career Effects / Keuchi Yoshimoto and Hiroshi Yamada -- Ch. 6. On the Use and Generation of Knowledge Economy Competencies / Paul Ghijsen and Christoph Meng -- Ch. 7. Influence of Diversified Employment on the Initial Career of Higher Education Graduates / Reiko Kosugi -- Ch. 8. Career and Mobility in Japan and the Netherlands: A Comparative Study of Early-Career Patterns of Recently Graduated Employees / Peter Muhlau -- Ch. 9. Japanese and Dutch Graduates' Work Orientations and Job Satisfaction / Sendy Farag and Jim Allen -- Ch. 10. Individualism and Collectivism: The Differential Impact of Job Competencies and Characteristics on Wages and Employee Well-Being in Japan and the Netherlands / Christophe Boone, Christoph Meng and Rolf van der Velden -- Ch. 11. Does Higher Education Provide Opportunities for Career Development of Men and Women? / Yuki Inenaga -- Ch. 12. The Relationships Between Higher Education and Employment in Japan and the Netherlands: A View from Outside / Ulrich Teichler.

ISBN

• 9781402060434 (HB)
• 1402060432 (HB)
• 9781402060441 (e-book)
• 1402060440 (e-book)

OCLC

• 144228481
• SCSB-10587295

Owning Institutions

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