TOKYO -- Nissan Motor filed a report Thursday with the Tokyo Stock Exchange noting that the carmaker had decided to abolish senior adviser posts, a move which questions the controversial role of such posts in Japanese companies.
While senior advisers -- positions known as sodanyaku and komon, which are often given to those who worked as a company's chief executive or other high-profile roles -- are expected to share their abundant experience with the younger generation of management, the system has been abused at some companies, with advisers improperly interfering with decision-making processes.
