The nonsense of “special consideration based on company rules” When companies decide how to treat people, they must be able to justify the treatment. People accept the treatment only because they have agreed on it… 2020-05-11 Noriyuki Morimoto The Corporate Culture of “You Can Do Anything” Even with globalization, each country has different histories, laws, regulations, and customs. In order to penetrate a certain market deeply, a policy… 2019-11-18 Noriyuki Morimoto How to treat people fairly like splitting a cake There is an easy way to divide a cake fairly between two people: one of them cuts it in two as they like, and the other chooses the preferred piece. … 2019-09-09 Noriyuki Morimoto In the past, money had a say in Japanese companies. Money can have more influence than its actual amount. A key practice of the HR department in traditional Japanese companies was to make small amounts … 2018-11-19 Noriyuki Morimoto The Significance of Housing Allowances in Japan In Japan, there used to be apartments built exclusively for government employees. They tended to be well built structures in attractive locations, wit… 2018-05-21 Noriyuki Morimoto The Significance of Family Allowances in Japan Until quite recently, it was usual practice for Japanese corporations to provide family allowances. An employee with a spouse would receive a spouse a… 2018-05-07 Noriyuki Morimoto «12