Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

The American media keeps wondering whether or not the United States will have to endure a “lost decade” of sluggish growth and stagnant employment like the one Japan suffered through after the ...

Taiwan's "freeters" are a happy species of working-class representing a new employment ecology, but are they happy about their future? Not necessarily. "Freeter," a term coined by the Japanese by ...

Freeter, Ie wo Kau is a Japanese television drama series that aired on Fuji Television and on Kyodo Television in 2010. The story revolves around Take Seiji, who quits his job after three months. With ...

One year has passed since Take Seiji became a full time employee at Oetsu Construction. The Take family, having moved into their new home, have been living there peacefully until Sumiko’s brother ...