Abstract Lincoln and Kalleberg (1990) found that although Japanese employees were known to have higher behavioral commitment, as demonstrated by lower turnover and absenteeism rates, than American employees, they had lower organizational commitment in 1982-83. For a more contemporary analysis, we conducted a comparative survey of online panels in 2022. The results of using a multi-group analysis show that, in a limited part of the labor market, the mean values of the organizational commitment factors are significantly different between the two countries; that is, young Japanese regular employees are less committed to their workplaces. We discuss this finding in terms of labor market structure in the countries.
Yosuke YOSHIOKA (Tue,) studied this question.