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How lifetime employment affects Japanese construction

Workforce training helps explain the contribution of lifetime employment, whose role in Japanese construction receives only limited weight.

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Question

How does Japan's social contract of a job for life enable construction programs?

Short answer

It plays a part, chiefly through workforce and training, but it is not a large part of the explanation for construction programs.

Notes

Lifetime employment is only a limited part of the explanation for Japanese construction programs. Its relevance lies chiefly in the workforce and its training. The short reply does not treat it as a major explanation of construction performance.