Career Prospects for Management Candidates in Japanese Companies :: The  Compositional Effects of DEI in a Qualitative Analysis Comparison

Hidemi Otsuka

doi:10.51094/jxiv.1547

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Hidemi Otsuka Faculty of Economics, Kobegakuin University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51094/jxiv.1547

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career prospect、 management candidate、 DEI、 WLB、 QCA

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This paper investigates the conditions under which the perceived internal career prospects of management candidates in Japanese companies become clear at the individual, group, and organizational level. Drawing on interviews and qualitative data from 16 female and 16 male management candidates in large Japanese companies, the study applies qualitative comparative analysis (QCA). The results indicate that career prospects often remain ambiguous, even when diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and work-life balance (WLB) conditions are satisfied, and that the factors shaping perceived career prospects differ between women and men. While QCA proves effective for analyzing the impact of DEI at multiple levels, expanding the sample size could improve the model by allowing for the inclusion of additional variables. Notably, by utilizing QCA, this research identifies the specific combinations of DEI conditions that influence internal career prospects a contribution not addressed in previous studies. Overall, the study provides a new perspective on how DEI and WLB conditions affect the perceived internal career prosects of management candidates.

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Career Prospects for Management Candidates in Japanese Companies :

The Compositional Effects of DEI in a Qualitative Analysis Comparison