Professor Lin Hsien-tsung of the Sociology Department at National Chengchi University has analyzed the phenomenon of overwork in Japan and believes that it is closely related to recent changes in Japanese management styles. Japan's spectacular success after the Second World War has been attributed to its "family" style of business management. For example, employers looked after their employees for a lifetime. Workplaces were harmonious and had enthusiastic government support.
政大社會系教授林顯宗分析日本過勞成因，與日本企業經營模式變革有密切關係，日本在戰後之所以能快速崛起，主要歸功於家族主義式的管理，如老闆會照顧員工一輩子，職場強調人和，政府是企業的後盾，彼此像夥伴一樣利益共生。