The Anatomy of Japanese Business

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-415-85095-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 582 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Japan

This volume collects eleven essays written by Japanese experts on various aspects of Japanese business management and is a sequel to the volume Industry and Business in Japan. It examines the mechanisms for Japan’s phenomenal economic growth since the Second World War by analyzing Japanese management, business groups, production systems and business strategy.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sato, Kazuo

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Industrielle Organisation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Mechanistic vs Organic Management Systems: A Comparative Study of Adaptive Patterns of American and Japanese Firms 2. The Growth of Firms in Japan: An Empirical Study of Chief Executives 3. Structural Uniformity and Cultural Diversity in Organizations: A Comparative Study of Factories in Britain, Japan and Sweden 4. The Structure of Managerial Control: Who Own and Controls Japanese Business? 5. Interfirm Relations in an Enterprise Group: The Case of Mitsubishi 6. How the Toyota Production System was Created. 7. Quality Control in Japan: The Case of Fuji Xerox 8. Productivity and Quality Control: Case Studies 9. The Grand Strategy of Japanese Business 10. Diversification Strategies and Economic Performance 11. General Comparison of Financial Characteristics Between Merging and Nonmerging Firms in Japan

Über Autor(innen)

Kazuo Sato