This paper considers the demand for job training and its interaction
with organization adjustments through rotation within a team and
relocation across teams in response to demand and supply shocks.
We employ original survey data from two Japanese automobile
makers. The analysis includes estimations of determinants of onthe-
job training, and of how much such training contributes to
improvements in individual productivity. We also investigate
effects of the characteristics of workplace practices, including the
behavior of foremen as well as assemblers, on the incentives for
individual assemblers to seek job training and productivity
improvements.