Title: How Japan's work culture and education and training construct Indonesian interns in Japan's competence and competitive advantage

Authors: Emila Ligia; Kurniawaty Iskandar; I. Ketut Surajaya; Mahir Bayasut; Oscar Jayanagara; Yesy T. Cahyani

Addresses: School of Strategic and Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia ' School of Strategic and Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia ' School of Strategic and Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia ' School of Strategic and Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia ' School of Strategic and Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia ' School of Strategic and Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract: Indonesia established an internship programme to Japan to help with poverty alleviation and Japan's need for labour. Participants are receiving Japanese language and culture instruction as part of the preparation process. The purpose of this research is to analyse how the Indonesian and Japan's work cultures diffusion and education-training activities affected the competency and competitive advantage of the participants. This quantitative study used responses from 400 IKAPEKSI members located across Indonesia. The study concluded that Japan's work culture affect competence and individual competitive advantage significantly, education and training affect competence significantly but weaken individual competitive advantage insignificantly, and competence insignificantly affect individual competitive advantage positively.

Keywords: work culture; education and training; competency; individual competitive advantage; internship; Japan.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEWE.2024.144477

International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment, 2024 Vol.8 No.4, pp.382 - 395

Received: 18 Apr 2024
Accepted: 27 Jun 2024
Published online: 14 Feb 2025 *

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