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Major changes are occurring in the supply and employment patterns of engineers in Japan. The authors analyze a unique Japanese system of producing doctoral engineers through dissertations instead of coursework; the economic implications of the growing number of engineers employed by the finance/insurance sector, the rigidity in restructuring universities despite the emergence of new disciplines such as information science; and the utilization, assignments, and promotion potential of engineers in the automotive manufacturing industry compared to their counterparts in the United States.
1We would like to express our thanks to Mr. M. Kawasaki and Mr. Y. Hirano, who encouraged us to study the issues concerning S&E labor planning.
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Kodama, F., Nishigata, C. (1991). Structural Changes in the Japanese Supply/Employment Systems of Engineers: Are We Losing or Gaining?. In: Zinberg, D.S. (eds) The Changing University. NATO ASI Series, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3170-4_10
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