Management consultant Hioki Ken (日沖 健) points to the tendency of large companies’ employment practices to retain “unproductive older men” as a reason Japanese companies’ productivity has not improved as expected despite adopting AI. He expressed the view that the problem will become even more serious in the AI era.
The article presents the view that the delay in AI adoption is one reason Japanese companies’ productivity has not improved as expected despite introducing AI. Hioki Ken (日沖 健) said that employment practices, particularly at large companies, are hindering productivity improvements, and that their impact could become greater in the AI era.
It has been pointed out that Japanese companies are prone to seeing an increase in employees known as “unproductive older men,” and the view was expressed that this problem will become more serious in the AI era. Employment practices were cited as a factor obstructing change.
It was also reported that 51% of Japanese people use AI at work, prompting criticism that Japan is lagging in AI adoption. Focusing on this point, the article discusses the relationship between improving corporate productivity and advancing workforce management.