Benefits: 71% of employers say they could be part of the child care solution

Article Abstract:

A San Jose, CA Chamber of Commerce member survey of 141 firms reveals growing support among employers for child care assistance to workers. Eighty-one percent of the survey respondents feels that child care concerns influence worker productivity, and 71% believe that the firm can be part of the solution. Seventy-one percent indicate, however, that they do not wish to provide a work-site child care service, and 69% would not want to subsidize child care programs. The major barriers to firm-sponsored child care offerings are financial ones, but possible legal and fiscal liabilities are also of concern. It is suggested that smaller businesses and organizations could form consortia to share the expenses of locating and effecting child care programs for employees. Some 800 employers nationwide have on-site or near-site centers, but these tend to be large firms or public agencies.

Analysis, Surveys, Child care services, Working mothers, San Jose Chamber of Commerce

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Overcoming barriers to productivity

Article Abstract:

Much attention has been given to the 'Japanese style of management'; however, the secret to the success of Japanese corporations is not the specific techniques, but the holistic approach to management that reinforces a nation's cultural values. A comparison of Japanese and American companies shows that American companies often put up barriers to productivity, while the Japanese make a conscious effort to foster cooperation. American companies often lack direction, have cumbersome organizational structures and inequitable pay systems, use the wrong criteria for selecting and training workers, and offer little job security. Japanese companies, on the other hand, have meticulous hiring and training procedures, involve employees in decision making, and discourage the display of status symbols.

United States, Management, Japan, Corporations, Industrial productivity, Labor productivity, Corporations, Japanese

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