Interaction between Organization Culture and Psychological Function of Work Employees: A Large Survey in Japan

2018 Research Projects

Research Topic

Lead Researcher

Yukiko Uchida, Associate Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Collaborating Researchers

Kosuke Takemura, Associate Professor, Shiga University

Joint Researchers

Atsuki Ito, PhD student, Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University

Mana Shintani, PhD student, Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University

Center Researcher

Masataka Nakayama, Program Specific Assistant Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

This project aims to investigate the social infrastructure of Japanese culture by focusing on its cultural multilayers. The first layer is “Japanese culture” and the second layer is “group culture”. First, in a country that values social conformity as a source of happiness, commonalities and differences found in organizational cultures at the second layer (group level) and conflicts between the two layers will be examined. Second, we will analyze individual-level factors (the recognition of social relations) and macro-level factors (organizational culture) to investigate what mechanisms underlie the effects that culture has on kokoro works.
This project clarifies what kind of social relationships facilitate happiness within Japanese corporations, presents knowledge that promotes the well-being of kokoro and develops new theories in social science.

2018/11/06