Improving Organizational Health Index
Organizational Health Index and Promotion Structure
Hitachi Construction Machinery Group are committed to improve organizational health index to provide a work environment that maximizes the performance of each and every employee.
Organizational health index, also as known as “corporate culture” or “employee awareness”, is an essential component of achieving innovation and sustainable growth as well as performance(financial results) improvement. Hitachi Construction Machinery introduced employee survey in 2013 and launched the Organizational Health Workstream in 2017 as a cross-departmental function. We also plan, formulate, and implement measures to improve organizational health index, and disseminate information both inside and outside the company.
Employee survey Trend of EngagementEfforts to Improve Organizational Health
Based on the results of employee surveys, Hitachi Construction Machinery group is working to improve organizational health by steadily executing the PDCA cycle of identifying issues, planning and implementing measures, and confirming and reflecting on the effects.
*16,347 employees participated in the employee survey 2024.
In identifying issues and planning measures, we will work to materialize the measures through workshops involving not only executives but also employees, appoint a person in charge for each measure, and manage milestones and continue to realize the measures. Through such follow-up, we are leading to the achievement of our goals.
Examples of Introduction Measures
| Activities | Specific Efforts |
| Enhancement of internal communication | ・Introduction of one-on-one meetings ・Holding town hall meeting/round table |
| Acquiring talents in the fields to be strengthened through internal and external channels | ・Strengthening the recruitment of experienced talents ・Introduction of in-house recruitment system ・Introduction of referral recruiting ・Introduction of job classification recruitment of new graduates |
| Improvement of recognition and reward system | ・Revising compensation structure ・Improving satisfaction of appraisal interviews |
| Execution of talent development/career development | ・Enhancing career interviews ・Implementation of career skill maps and training system ・Introduction of self-innovation program globally ・Holding career lectures by executives ・Enhancing coaching training for managers |
| Further promotion of Kaizen | ・Introduction of DX tools to promote operational efficiency |
| Creating Safe and Healthy Workplace | ・Ensuring two-way communication in safety activities ・Expanding mental health care measures |
| Improvement of work environment | ・Renovating the headquarters office and constructing new buildings at each sites to collaboration between departments. ・Improving work environment of manufacturing sites. |
Going forward, we will continue to aim to build an organizational culture and work environment that maximizes the performance of diverse talents, through the reliable implementation of measures based on the voices of employees. We will continue to commit to improve organizational health of Hitachi Construction Machinery Group.
