{"id":2453,"date":"2021-05-25T13:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/career-management.de\/en\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2021-05-25T13:00:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T11:00:41","slug":"5-advantages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/career-management.de\/de\/2021\/05\/25\/5-advantages\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Advantages of Working for Japanese MNEs in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

The more than 2,000 Japanese multinational enterprises <\/span>(MNEs) <\/span>exist<\/span>ing<\/span> in Germany are popular working places not only for Japanese expatriates but also German or <\/span>third-country<\/span> nationals regardless of <\/span>their <\/span>Japanese language <\/span>skills.<\/span> H<\/span>owever, <\/span>f<\/span>or <\/span>many <\/span>European candidates, it is not clear what the advantages of working for Japanese companies <\/span>are,<\/span> compared to <\/span>other MNEs or German companies. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, the advantage<\/span>s<\/span> of working for Japanese MNEs located in Germany <\/span>will<\/span> be explained <\/span>in detail<\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dynamic Job roles<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

A big number of the <\/span>Japanese MNEs in Germany have European HQ <\/span>functions.<\/span> It means, the targeted task<\/span>s<\/span> of <\/span>the<\/span> Japanese MNEs in Germany <\/span>are<\/span> not limited only to the local German market, but more likely focusing on the European market, as well as <\/span>many<\/span> African and Arabic countries (i.e. EMEA market). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nSmall <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMedium-sized<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Big <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Employees <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUp to <\/span>10 <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10 \u2013 100 <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n100 – <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Targeted Market <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nGermany, DACH Area <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nEuropean market<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nEMEA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Function <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSales <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSales, CS, marketing, etc.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMore complexity including R&D <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Local activities <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShort <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nM<\/span>edium<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLong <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Thanks to th<\/span>ese<\/span> global job activities, employees working there can enjoy international assignments including business trip<\/span>s<\/span> to other counties, negotiation<\/span>s,<\/span> and local marketing. However, to which extend you are assigned to work <\/span>on <\/span>international tasks depends on the roles and <\/span>the <\/span>size of <\/span>the <\/span>subsidiary, as shown above. The bigger the subsidiary is, the more international activities you can expect. Also, the <\/span>age<\/span> of <\/span>the <\/span>local subsidiary matters. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Diversity and global environment<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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\nJapanese MNEs operating in Germany <\/span>usually <\/span>look for employees of different backgrounds and nationalities; <\/span>n<\/span>ot only Japanese expatriates and local German employees but also third-country nationals <\/span>(<\/span>TCNs<\/span>)<\/span> often get positions there, fo<\/span>cusing mainly on<\/span> other European <\/span>markets.<\/span> Any nationals from other countries are always welcome <\/span>as long as<\/span> they speak English. Not surprisingly, many Asian students who graduated from German universit<\/span>ies<\/span> tend to work for big Japanese companies in Europe. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A diverse working environ<\/span>ment brings you positive effects in terms of international business, e.g. through working with your Chinese colleagues, Japanese HQ, and German assistants, you may learn different ways of conducting business, which can enhance your negotiation and communication skills. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Enhancement of your language skills<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

In many cases, the official language used in the Japanese MNEs in Germany is English (between German-only employees the German language is used though), with which all parties in the company can communicate smoothly, and this can be a good opportunity to enhance your English knowledge. Also, if you are working with Japanese HQ, Japanese colleagues, or with employees at <\/span>other locations (as such, American subsidiaries, Chinese OEM factories), you have opportunities to speak other languages as well. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you are skilled in German, English, and Japanese, you have more opportunities to communicate with workers from Japan<\/span> and have business trips there, thanks to which you can improve not only your verbal language skills but also broaden your intercultural perspective, developing at a cognitive level. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

High job security<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Described by the term \u201clife-term employment\u201d, Japanese companies are regarded to offer one of the most protective working environments for employees (although it is not statistically shown in the OECD database as it is frequently handled in an \u201cunwritten form\u201d instead of under labor-law or labor contracts). Once you are hired by a Japanese company, you cannot be made redundant easily due to its human-oriented and long-term-oriented business style. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Corporate culture by country <\/u><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\n

Japanese company <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

German company <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\n

American company <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Perspective <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLong-term <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium-term <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShort-term <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Job security <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nExtremely high <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMiddle, low <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Management <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHuman-oriented <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nContract-oriented <\/span><\/span><\/td>\nContract-oriented<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Japanese MNEs in Germany frequently inherit their own corporate culture, while taking advantage of some German laws. This kind of corporate culture is known as \u201chybrid organization\u201d, adopting chosen characteristics of home country and host country. (Related research: When a Japanese subsidiary is not a Japanese subsidiary, Voisey 2010)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Traditionally, the main concern of Japanese culture is to cultivate long-term businesses (amazingly, the oldest existing company in the world is a Japanese company established in A.D. 578!) and for that purpose, Japanese companies try to keep human resources as long as possible. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

International Career path and training plan<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

The term Global Talent Management is getting more trendy<\/span> in the h<\/span>uman r<\/span>esources management field and many MNEs are keen to develop their own career paths for their employees.<\/span> Japanese MNEs in Germany, although it <\/span>depends on the company<\/span>, offer some specific career paths<\/span> for local employees such as global allocation, working experience in Japanese HQ, or <\/span>global training projects<\/span> for potential future <\/span>managers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The basic model of Global Talent Management in MNEs <\/u><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Adopted from Integrating leadership development and succession planning best practices, Groves 2007)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


\nRecently, many MNEs are keen to provide unique training projects to secure attractive employees<\/span> from all over the world. Japanese MNEs in Europe, especially in Germany, are of course not an exception and offer interesting training projects<\/span> and career paths<\/span> for their<\/span> employees. Even if you don\u2019t speak Japanese but<\/span> are interested in an<\/span> international and <\/span>dynamic working environment, applying<\/span> for Japanese MENs in Germany is definitely worth considering!<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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