Factors that Can Impact the Behavior of Manufacturing Employees in Japan, Thailand, and China

To address the issue of international HRM adaptability, we need to conduct a comparison of various ASEAN Plus Three countries, including Japan. In other words, to have employees actively engage in behaviors that are desirable for their companies, we must determine the most effective means of implementing HRM by identifying the differences between each region through conducting by-country analysis. Accordingly, in this study, we will focus on three countries by looking at Japan as the home country, and considering Thailand and China as Japanese companies’ main foreign investment countries. By targeting local employees of Japanese companies in these countries, we will attempt to find a solution to determine the type of HRM practices that are needed to promote employee behaviors required to run efficient SCM operations, and to identify the differences between these countries.