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In Japan, the concept of diversity has come to the fore since the year 2000 when the former national business federation Keidanren launched a research group focussing on diversity (Hotta, 2015; Taniguchi, 2008). In addition, the promotion of female employees has become one of the most important initiatives to encourage diversity in the workplace and the initiative is integral to business strategy (Hotta, 2015; Morisawa & Kihara, 2005; Tanikawa, 2012).
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Hosoda, M. (2021). Promoting Gender Diversity and Inclusion at Workplace: A Case Study of a Japanese Retail and Financial Service Company. In: Eweje, G., Nagano, S. (eds) Corporate Social Responsibility and Gender Equality in Japan. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75154-8_10
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