Applying the Kaizen in Africa

A New Avenue for Industrial Development
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-030-08243-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

At present, how to develop industries is a burning issue in Africa, where population growth remains high and economic development has thus far failed to provide sufficient jobs for many, especially young people and women. The creation of productive jobs through industrial development ought to be a central issue in steering economic activity across the continent.

The authors of this book, consisting of two development economists and five practitioners, argue that the adoption of Kaizen management practices, which originated in Japan and have become widely used by manufacturers in advanced and emerging economies, is decisively the most effective first step for industrial development in Africa.

This open access book discusses what Kaizen management is, why it is applicable to Africa, and why it can provide Africa with a springboard for sustainable economic growth and employment generation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Otsuka, Keijiro

Sonobe, Tetsushi

Jin, Kimiaki

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Industrielle Organisation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Prozessmanagement
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. How Kaizen Brightens Africa's Future?.- Chapter 2. Role of Kaizen in Japan’s Overseas Development Cooperation.- Chapter 3. Kaizen in Practice.- Chapter 4. Kaizen and Standardization.- Chapter 5. Kaizen as a Policy Instrument: The Case of Ethiopia.- Chapter 6. Kaizen as a Key Ingredient of Industrial Development Policy.

Über Autor(innen)

Keijiro Otsuka is Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, Japan, and Chief Senior Researcher at the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan.

Kimiaki Jin is Senior Assistant Director of the Industrial Development and Public Policy Department at the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan.

Tetsushi Sonobe is Vice President and Chair of the PhD Program Committee, Director of the GRIPS Global Governance Program and Professor of Development Economics at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan.