Inside Japanese Business : A Narrative History 1960-2000.
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- 9781315703404
- 302.35
- HD70.J3 -- .O368 2015eb
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Members of the Research Team -- Prologue -- Part I. Conceptual Framework -- 1. The Convergence-Divergence Debate and Japanese Management -- 2. Characteristics of Japanese Business and Management -- 3. Japanese National Values and Confucianism -- Part II. Period of High Economic Growth (1962-1973) -- 4. General Environment -- 5. Idustry-Specific Environment -- 6. Career Entry -- 7. Career Formulation -- 8. Overseas Assignments -- Summary to Part II -- Part III. Period between Two Oil Crises: A Period of Change (1974-1980) -- 9. General Environment -- 10. Industry-Specific Environment -- 11. Career Progress -- 12. Overseas Assignments -- 13. Lives of Alumnae -- Summary to Part III -- Part IV. Period of Stable Economic Growth to the Bubble Economy (1981-1990) -- 14. General Environment -- 15. Industry-Specific Environment -- 16. Career Progress and Change -- 17. Overseas Assignments -- 18. Work Lives of Alumnae -- Summary to Part IV -- Part V. Post Bubble Period (1991-2000) -- 19. General Environment -- 20. Industry-Specific Environment -- 21. Top-Level Decision Making -- 22. Late Career Diversity -- Summary to Part V -- Part VI. Contemporary Views on Japanese Society and Management -- 23. Continuity and Change in Japanese Values and Society -- 24. Change of Japanese-Style Management -- Conclusions: From Developmental Capitalism to Globalism? -- Bibliography -- Index.
Shedding new light on Japanese management and its social consequences, this study uses first-hand information from managers in major Japanese corporations. By involving several managers in the research process, the views of actual practitioners are made available in the book.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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