According to a survey from August 2019 asking Japanese managers about personal difficulties they faced while working with foreign employees, a share of around 30 percent stated that they lacked know-how regarding the management of foreign employees. Another 24.7 percent felt that they lacked the time to manage foreign subordinates properly due to being too busy with their regular tasks.
Personal difficulties faced by managers in regard to working with foreign employees in Japan as of August 2019
among Japanese managers; multiple answers possible
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
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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Persol Research and Consulting. (December 10, 2019). Personal difficulties faced by managers in regard to working with foreign employees in Japan as of August 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099678/japan-managers-personal-difficulties-regarding-work-with-foreign-employees/
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