Mitsubishi Electric, which has been revealed to have been fraudulent for many years, started an initiative on the 22nd to identify issues in the organization by employees selected by open recruitment in order to change the closed organizational culture that was pointed out as the background of the problem. I did.
Mitsubishi Electric has revealed many years of inspection fraud at multiple factories, such as air conditioners for railways, and in a survey report compiled by an outside lawyer, "There is an inward-looking and closed organizational culture for each base. It was pointed out that "was" was the background of the problem.
In an attempt to change this climate, the company launched a project with 45 employees selected by open recruitment from offices all over the country, and the first meeting was held at the head office in Tokyo on the 22nd.
In this, President Kei Urushima called out, "Let's discuss openly and change together to a company that is recognized by society."
The members of the project will identify the issues of the organization such as how to proceed with work and the personnel system, and will compile a proposal in March next year.
One of the members, the chief of the elevator manufacturing factory, said, "I want to face the negative aspects of the company and fundamentally change the culture and business structure of the company. Customers can use the product with peace of mind as soon as possible. I want to do it. "
On the other hand, regarding a series of inspection frauds, outside lawyers and others are continuing to investigate, and it is being asked whether the actual situation of frauds can be clarified along with reform of the organizational culture.