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Japan (1000+) 2021

The Japan benchmark represents people who work in Japan, including if their organizations have headquarters located in other locations. It covers all industries and functions. This benchmark only includes organizations of size 1000 - + employees.

  • 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.

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Industry breakdown

  • Computer Software

    29%

  • Internet

    15%

  • Music

    4%

  • Management Consulting

    4%

  • Hospital & Health Care

    4%

  • Computer Networking

    4%

  • Financial Services

    4%

  • Information Technology and Services

    4%

  • Retail

    4%

  • Marketing and Advertising

    4%

Are employees committed to their organizations?

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.

70% of Japan (1000+) employees are engaged

This is in the bottom 21% compared with the overall average.


The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 20 and is in the bottom 29% compared with the overall average.

Understanding the engagement questions

Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.

I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time

64%

3% below global average

I am proud to work for [Company]

84%

3% below global average

I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work

80%

4% below global average

I rarely think about looking for a job at another company

55%

4% below global average

[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere

67%

4% below global average

The highest scoring question for Japan 1000+ had 86% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (-5% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.


People in Japan 1000+ were generally least favourable about Feedback & Recognition, and were most negative towards 'I rarely think about looking for a job at another company' with 21% of people disagreeing (+3% above average).

How long do people stay?

In the short term, 21% 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 (+0% 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.

Average Glassdoor ratings

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

3.9 stars (+0.1)

Culture and Values

3.9 stars (+0)

Work Life Balance

3.8 stars (+0)

Compensation and Benefits

3.9 stars (+0.3)

Career Opportunities

3.6 stars (+0.1)

Recommend to Friend

76.0% (+5)

CEO Approval

90.0% (+6)

How does Japan (1000+) compare?

Organizations in Japan 1000+ tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.

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