Japanese Bankers in the City of London - Language, Culture and Identity in the Japanese Diaspora (Hardcover)

The globalization of the world economy today means that more and more people are experiencing working in another culture. Focusing on the real experiences of workers in Japanese transnational finance companies, this book not only throws light on this specific case, but at the same time raises timely questions and insights into the newly-emerging multicultural work experiences worldwide. The book reflects on contemporary discussions in sociology, anthropology and cultural studies of individual global movement and cultural interaction. Whilst there are some studies on Japanese multinational companies in Europe, they have typically assumed stereotyped differences in management systems and work cultures. This book, however, aims to break the mould by looking at the culture and individuals' subjective views about their working lives and also their own world views; this perspective illuminates the difficulties in working relationships between Japanese and Europeans. Junko Sakai reveals, through 100 transcribed interviews, transnational working experience in the context of individuals global movements between East and West, and explores how the ideals and interactions of ethnicity and cul

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Memory and Narrative
Release date:	November 1999
First published:	2000
Authors:	Junko Sakai
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-19601-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Banking Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Financial services industry Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General Books > Money & Finance > Banking Promotions
LSN:	0-415-19601-9
Barcode:	9780415196017

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