Murata's human resources

Developing leaders who can change the future

Basic approach

See the following page for more information on our basic approach and major initiatives for human resource management.
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Management style transformation

Development of next-generation management leaders

With the aim to develop future management executive candidates, we provide respective selective educational programs for managerial positions and general mid-career employees. Key features include defining the competencies required for global leaders, implementing a coherent leadership development framework, and ensuring executives are directly involved in each program, actively taking part in training to support the growth of each candidate. Programs are constantly enriched by a 360-degree assessment to deepen self-perception, a mentor system that takes in feedback from within and outside the company for personal transformation, and other systems that ensure growth as a leader.

「Middle Leadership Program（MLP）」

This program encourages personal transformation, allowing trainees to deepen their self-perception over two years. The program consists of training and practical operations. A total of 89 trainees have received this training during the period from 2016 (when the program was initiated) to the end of fiscal 2024. Of those, 57% (51 individuals) have been promoted to senior management positions.

「Global Leadership Program（GLP）」

This 30-month program is designed to further develop the leadership initiative of overseas local leaders. The relevant organizations of the headquarters guide and drive intensive development of personnel who can contribute to the expansion of our global business. As of the end of fiscal 2024, 55 trainees had completed the program, of whom 38% (21 individuals) had been promoted to senior management positions.

「Murata Leadership Camp（MLC）」

In this program, MLP and GLP trainees gather to receive joint training. The trainees will deepen their understanding of leadership competency and seek to build a global human network.

「Make2030」

This development program for mid-career employees started in fiscal 2022. In this program, trainees improve their hypothesis-driven thinking and responsiveness to change while deepening their understanding of the medium- to long-term direction. In the first term, 134 trainees discussed the future vision of the company early on.

「Regional Leadership Program（RLP）」

A development program for overseas mid-career leaders is organized and implemented in each region. A total of 365 trainees have received this training globally as of the end of fiscal 2024.

Continuous cultivation of innovators

Training of manufacturing personnel

Murata’s source of value creation is manufacturing―which makes the cultivation of manufacturing personnel a key challenge. We practice scientific management at the forefront of manufacturing and continuously work to enhance development schemes for worksite improvement facilitators, who bring out improvement effects on sites, and maintenance engineer, who are responsible for equipment maintenance and contribute to the stable operation of processes. These efforts are contributing to the reinforcement of Murata’s manufacturing prowess.

Recently, in order to respond to the widening range of manufacturing supervisor positions and increasing skill levels that come with business growth, Murata launched the Manufacturing Dojo, where employees are given plenty of time to learn in detail about solving issues and making improvement proposals at manufacturing sites. The dojo has an established framework for cultivating manufacturing supervisors, with a focus on deepening their understanding of a supervisor’s roles and developing technical and personal skills. Through creating opportunities where individual employees can grow while feeling a sense of fulfillment, we aim to step up our efforts in developing innovators at manufacturing sites.

Developing leaders who can change the future

Providing cross-cultural and practical experience through venture internship programs

Murata facilitates the practice of autonomous decentralized management and focuses on cultivating next-generation leaders to accelerate innovation. As part of such efforts, Murata started the venture internship programs in 2020 for the purpose of developing human resources that step out of Murata to bring in changes. Four sessions have been held up to this date, with 10 participants total. Participants work at a venture company for six months, immersed in the forefront of innovation, and develop diverse perspectives as they build on experiences in a different culture. While they may be under great pressure to play an active role upon assignment, this program offers an opportunity for participants to try to bring out their full potential even in an unfamiliar culture and value system while they also work to create new value. This experience can be a valuable asset in their future assignments. Murata will continue to support employees’ growth toward a sustainable creation of innovation.