The Japan benchmark represents people who work in Japan. It covers all industries and functions. The benchmark includes people who work in Japan but their organizations have headquarters in other countries.
Emerging
Benchmark status
We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Computer Software
32%
Internet
9%
Information Technology and Services
5%
Retail
4%
Investment Management
4%
Public Relations and Communications
4%
Management Consulting
4%
Staffing and Recruiting
4%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is in the top 50% compared with other countries.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 7 and is in the bottom 24% compared with other countries.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 76% 7% above global average |
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 65% 2% above global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 85% 1% below global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 78% 4% below global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 49% 6% below global average |
People working in Japan are less engaged than Brazil, Israel, Mexico, and Philippines.
The highest scoring question for Japan had 88% of People agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (-1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Japan were generally least favourable about Social Connection, and were most negative towards 'Workloads are divided fairly among people where I work' with 23% of people disagreeing (+6% above average).
In the short term, 23% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+3% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 10% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-2% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 70% favorable Leadership |
2 I have access to the things I need to do my job well | 77% favorable Enablement |
3 The leaders at [Company] have communicated a vision that motivates me | 57% favorable Leadership |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 3.8 stars (+0) |
Culture and Values | 3.8 stars (-0.1) |
Work Life Balance | 3.7 stars (-0.1) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.7 stars (+0.1) |
Career Opportunities | 3.5 stars (+0) |
Recommend to Friend | 71.0% (+0) |
CEO Approval | 88.0% (+4) |
Organizations in the Japan benchmark on average gave 7% of employees access to reports with their survey results. This is below the overall average of 10% and demonstrates that organizations in this benchmark are more likely to share via offline and traditional formats.
An interesting reference point is that the average proportion of managers in organizations is 12-15%, with some industries higher than others (New Tech was closer to 20%).
Global average
10%
Japan
7%
People in Japan were much more positive than average regarding Action, Decision Making, and Belonging.
On the lower side, People in Japan had much lower favorable scores than average in Social Connection, Fairness, and Company Performance.
Below are the most common areas that organizations in Japan choose to take action on using the Culture Amp platform. Actions varied from changing or iterating on an All Hands meeting, introducing new skip level 1:1s, to introducing an organizational transparency report.
1 [Company] really allows us to make a positive difference | 61% favorable Social Connection |
2 The leaders at [Company] have communicated a vision that motivates me | 57% favorable Leadership |
3 Workloads are divided fairly among people where I work | 47% favorable Teamwork & Ownership |
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