Risk of Securing and Developing Specialized Personnel
First written in FY2016. 2 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 3 years after the typical company in this theme (2022).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 2 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「A shortage of skilled workers and digital personnel, including among suppliers, could lead to a break in the transfer of technologies and skills.」
The personnel shortage risk has expanded beyond a shortage of skilled workers to include digital personnel and the possibility of a break in the transfer of technologies and skills, including among suppliers. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「In Japan, the shortage of personnel is becoming more severe as population decline and the declining birth rate and ageing population progress further, while competition to recruit personnel is intensifying alongside greater labour mobility. There are also concerns about a break in the transfer of technologies and skills due to younger people moving away from manufacturing and the difficulty of securing engineers with technical expertise in engineering-related fields of study.」
The risk associated with securing specialist personnel was described in greater detail, including the worsening personnel shortage, intensifying competition to recruit personnel, younger people moving away from manufacturing, and concerns about a break in the transfer of technologies and skills. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「As it further expands its global business activities, the group is actively recruiting in overseas markets as well as in Japan to secure a large number of talented employees, but there is no guarantee that it will be able to secure a sufficient number. It is also working to develop its workforce, including by strengthening the transfer of technologies and skills, but there is no guarantee that this will produce sufficient results.」
While continuing to recruit specialist personnel and transfer technologies and skills, the group reiterates the uncertainty surrounding recruitment and the effectiveness of workforce development. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「As it further expands its global business activities, the group is actively recruiting in overseas markets as well as in Japan to secure a large number of talented employees, but there is no guarantee that it will be able to secure a sufficient number. It is also working to develop its workforce, including by strengthening the transfer of technologies and skills, but there is no guarantee that this will produce sufficient results.」
It reiterates the need to recruit specialist personnel and transfer and develop skills, as well as the uncertainty surrounding their recruitment and the effectiveness of development efforts. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「As it further expands its global business activities, the group is actively recruiting in overseas markets as well as in Japan to secure a large number of talented employees, but there is no guarantee that it will be able to secure a sufficient number.」
The group identifies securing specialist personnel in R&D, design, procurement, manufacturing and construction as a risk.