Japanese Management: Market Entry, Crisis And Corporate Growth

Japanese Management: Market Entry, Crisis And Corporate Growth

Author: Parissa Haghirian

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2021-02-22

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9811231044

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This case book on Japanese companies and multinational corporations in Japan presents 12 entirely new cases studies for academics and business professionals alike. The cases in the book deal with market entry, corporate growth and crisis management of Japanese firms or international firms in Japan. It presents new developments, such as technological changes (electronic payment and gaming) in the Japanese business environment and provides an overview on the diversity of business activities in the Japanese economy. Written in a simple and an accessible manner, this book can be used as a textbook for students of International, Asian or Japanese management or by international managers and business professionals to make business decisions.


Japanese Management for a Globalized World

Japanese Management for a Globalized World

Author: Satoko Watanabe

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 2019-02-09

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 9789811356759

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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the changes that have taken place in the systems and practices of Japanese management over the last quarter century, identifies the positive and useful attributes that ought to be maintained, and clarifies the behavioral principles that form the groundwork of their strengths. Observing the changes in the business environment brought about by the forces of intensifying globalization, the book presents a highly effective management model that builds on the superior aspects of Japanese-style management while overcoming its weaknesses. It is a multi-layered human-resources management model that combines the mutually complementary aspects of the Japanese and Anglo-Saxon systems, incorporating the strengths of both systems. This hybrid model is aimed at increasing workplace motivation, promoting the creation of new value, and enhancing performance and can be used successfully in many countries around the world. It will be of interest to business strategists and consultants, scholars, and entrepreneurs.


Understanding Japanese Management Practices

Understanding Japanese Management Practices

Author: Parissa Haghirian

Publisher: Business Expert Press

Published: 2010-08-20

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1606491199

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This book outlines the particulars of Japanese management and how modern Japanese management employs many practices which are very successful and worth adopting. The main objective of this book is to illustrate the many teachings that Japanese management practice can offer the rest of the world. The book thus targets managers who deal with Japanese business partners, or work in Japan, students of Japanese Studies, Asian Studies or International Business.


The Changing Face of Japanese Management

The Changing Face of Japanese Management

Author: Keith Jackson

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780415287456

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The practice and perceptions of Japanese management are undergoing fundamental change. This book sets out to identify the essential currents of change and explain how and why these impinge on the experience of managers in Japan.


Management of Service Businesses in Japan

Management of Service Businesses in Japan

Author: Yasuhiro Monden

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9814374679

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With the service industry taking up the largest portion of its GDP, Japan has much to share in the area of managing service industry. This book explores and elucidates the unique management styles in non-manufacturing industries or service industries in contemporary Japan, both practically and theoretically through case studies. These specially selected cases are the management of the world No.1 convenience store chain of Seven-Eleven, the sales finance business and auto sales business of Toyota, application of TPS (Toyota Production System) to life insurance company, performance evaluation of local government, BSC (balance scorecard) in local government hospitals, cost and pricing policy of telecommunication company, Japanese-style OC hospitalityOCO in the retail industry, service level agreement (SLA) in IT and shared service companies, and ICT (Information & Communication Technology) applied to BPN (Business Process Network) of service industry.The analyses presented in this book were carefully laid out in regard to the business in general. It will be useful for business practitioners in service industry and beneficial to the scholars, students or general readers interested in this area.


Management of Enterprise Crises in Japan

Management of Enterprise Crises in Japan

Author: Yasuhiro Monden

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 9814508519

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This book focuses on various business practices to manage ailing companies during economic depression or in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters. The methods implemented by various Japanese enterprises, such as Japan Air Line, Tokyo Electricity Company, Nissan and Toyota, to overcome their challenges are elaborated in this book. The scope of the book covers: restructuring under government financial support; private turnaround management of huge conglomerates; reorganization of business domains; accounting for risk management, and robust supply chain management in the aftermath of disasters.


Women and Japanese Management

Women and Japanese Management

Author: Alice Cheung-Ling Lam

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9780415063357

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A historical perspective on the often-neglected place of women in Japan's economy, concluding with an illuminating present-day case study.


Japanese Project Management

Japanese Project Management

Author: Shigenobu Ohara

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 9812778748

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This book provides a comprehensive look at the features of KPM, including its emphasis on creativity and teamwork, its broader OC open value systemOCO as opposed to a OC closed technical systemOCO, its close links with corporate strategy and human resource development, and the support infrastructure needed for advancing KPM. Chapters cover both the theory and practice of KPM, citing cases of information and communications technology (ICT) and pharmaceutical companies, among others. KPM holds special relevance today as global competition is increasingly reducing the lifecycle of organizations. Managers will find in KPM not only a way to survive the shake-up, but also a framework of value creation for the next generation.


Trends in Japanese Management

Trends in Japanese Management

Author: T. Kono

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2001-05-21

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0333993896

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The period of economic decline during the 1990s produced a wave of studies focusing on the failure of Japanese management according to western criteria. Yet Japanese manufacturing firms have continued to hold competitive power in the world market. This book identifies the institutional specificity of Japanese Management and the reasons behind its continued competitiveness. Through an exploration of the strategy and structure of Japanese manufacturing corporations the authors discover the essential features and strength of Japanese management systems, their problems and new trends, and consider how management strategies have been developed for future success. This new, sophisticated analysis of Japanese manufacturing corporations, based on data from over two hundred corporations, will enable the reader to better understand Japanese management systems and their potential to lay a foundation for successful management systems throughout the world.