Competencies, Higher Education and Career in Japan and the Netherlands

Part One: Background,- Introduction: Jim Allen, Yuki Inenaga, Rolf van der Velden and Keiichi Yoshimoto,- Policies on the transition from higher education to employment since the 1990s: Naoyuki Ogata, Egbert de Weert and Keiichi Yoshimoto,- Part Two: Higher education experiences,- Competencies acquired at university and required in the workplace: Naoyuki Ogata,- University and college differences in the returns to education in Japan and the Netherlands: Rolf van der Velden, Peet van de Loo and Christoph Meng,- University education and its relevance to working life: Selection, education and career effects: Keiichi Yoshimoto and Hiroshi Yamada,- Part Three: Transition and Professional Careers,- On the use and generation of knowledge economy competencies: Paul Ghijsen and Christoph Meng,- Influence of diversified employment on the initial career of higher education graduates: Reiko Kosugi,- Career and mobility in Japan and the Netherlands: A comparative study of early-career patterns of recently graduated employees: Peter Mühlau,- Part Four: Values and Work Orientations:,- Japanese and Dutch graduates' orientations and job satisfaction: Sendy Farag and Jim Allen,- Individualism and collectivism: The differential impact of job competencies and characteristics on wages and employee well-being in Japan and the Netherlands: Christophe Boone, Christoph Meng and Rolf van der Velden,- Does higher education provide opportunities for career development of men and women?: Yuki Inenaga,- Part Five: Final reflections,- The relationships between higher education and employment in Japan and the Netherlands: A view from outside: Ulrich Teichler