Education in the Process of Workers' Adaptation in Japanese Organizations in the Czech Republic

6 Abstract The aim of this master's thesis is to identify education within the worker adaptation process in Japanese manufacturing organizations operating in the Czech Republic. The thesis first focuses on worker adaptation within the system of human resource processes, with particular emphasis on the adaptation process itself and on education as part of worker adaptation. It then addresses worker adaptation in international organizations, focusing on organizational culture, the specific features of worker adaptation, and workers' intercultural competencies and cultural adaptation. Subsequently, the thesis examines worker adaptation in Japanese organizations, with an emphasis on Japanese organizational culture and the specific characteristics of adaptation in Japanese organizations. Further attention is devoted to education within the worker adaptation process in Japanese organizations, which forms the basis for the empirical investigation. The objective of this qualitative empirical study is to identify how education within the worker adaptation process for blue-collar positions is implemented in Japanese manufacturing organizations in the Czech Republic. The research is conducted through semi-structured interviews with workers of human resources departments responsible for worker adaptation. Keywords:...