After reading two articles, answer 10 questions. You ONLY need to write maximum 4 sentences for each answer.

What were two examples of how the work group served as a means of social control?

What was the full meaning of “service overtime” and why did employees agree to it?

What, in Kofi’s view, was the logic behind the differences in work assignments between Japanese and foreigners?

What was the typical set of company responses when a temporary worker was injured?

How was the union victory of one extra vacation day a year implemented by the company?

What were the company’s cost-cutting measures in the factory?

Why were employees reluctant to take the company up on its offer of rifureshu (refresh) leave?

How and what did Mehri learn about karōshi (death from overwork)?

What was the purpose of “work sharing” and what was its effect on smaller companies?

Why did Mehri’s co-workers envy members of the UAW?