14 July 2005

Grim News for Japan's Managers

Nine out of ten employees in Japan's workforce aren't engaged at work. And that's just one alarming statistic from a recent Gallup study. What are Japan's executives to do?

by Junko Sasaki and Matt Norquist

More than 90% of the country's workforce isn't engaged at work. And that's just one alarming statistic from a recent Gallup study. How should Japan's executives tackle this problem?

Matt Norquist is a Partner of Gallup.

Junko Sasaki is an Associate Consultant with Gallup's office in Tokyo, Japan.

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