Japanese Management: In Search of a New Balance Between Contuity and Change

Japanese management is currently considered to be in crisis. This book analyzes the degree to which the Japanese management model is changing, in order to regain its competitiveness. It brings together up-to-date research on this important topic by a number of the best known American, Asian and European scholars of Japanese management. A broad variety of management areas such as strategy, corporate governance, globalization, organization, finance, HRM, production, innovation, organizational learning and retailing is covered. This Publication Is An Essential Guide To The Current State Of Japanese Management. It Combines Comprehensive Description With Thorough Theoretical Analyses Of The Latest Trends In Japanese Management. The Book Features Contributions From Many Of The Most Outstanding Authors In The Field Of Japanese Management From America, Asia, Australia And Europe, Including James C. Abegglen, Robert J. Ballon, Schon L. Beechler, Ronald Dore And Yoshiya Teramoto. This Book Covers The Key Aspects Of A Management Model - Corporate Strategy, Organizational Culture, Globalization, Innovation Management, Organizational Learning And Knowledge Management, Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance, Human Resource Management, And Production Management. All The Contributions Explicitly Discuss The Issue At The Very Heart Of The Most Important And Controversial Debate On Japanese Management: How Much Must Japanese Management Change In Order To Become More Competitive Again, And How Much Can It Continue To Rely On Its Traditional Strengths? This Is An Indispensable Text For Both Teachers And Students Of Japanese Management, As Well As For International Executives With An Interest In The Management Of The Companies Of One Of The World's Most Powerful Economies.--book Jacket. Foreword / Irmela Hijiya-kirschnereit -- 1. The Current State Of The Japanese Economy And Challenges For Japanese Management : An Overview / Markus Pudelko And Rene Haak -- 2. Continuity Through Change In Japanese Management : Institutional And Strategic Influences / David Methe -- 3. Organizational Survival / Robert J. Ballon -- 4. The Long Road To Globalization : In Search Of A New Balance Between Continuity And Change In Japanese Mncs / Schon L. Beechler -- 5. Innovation For Whom? / Ronald Dore -- 6. Organizational Learning Mechanisms For Corporate Revitalization / Yoshiya Teramoto And Caroline Benton -- 7. Corporate Governance And Law Reform In Japan : From The Lost Decade To The End Of History? / Luke Nottage And Leon Wolff -- 8. A Perfect Financial Storm / James C. Abegglen -- 9. Japanese Human Resource Management : From Being A Miracle To Needing One? / Markus Pudelko -- 10. Japanese Production Management : Organizational Learning At The Confluence Of Knowledge Transfer, Technology Development And Work Organization / Rene Haak -- 11. Continuity Versus Change : The Key Dilemma For Japanese Management / Markus Pudelko. Edited By René Haak And Markus Pudelko. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 List of Figures and Tables......Page 10 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms......Page 11 Notes on the Contributors......Page 13 Foreword......Page 14 Part I Introduction......Page 16 1 The Current State of the Japanese Economy and Challenges for Japanese Management: An Overview......Page 18 Part II Contributions......Page 34 2 Continuity through Change in Japanese Management: Institutional and Strategic Influences......Page 36 3 Organizational Survival......Page 70 4 The Long Road to Globalization: In Search of a New Balance between Continuity and Change in Japanese MNCs......Page 93 5 Innovation for Whom?......Page 112 6 Organizational Learning Mechanisms for Corporate Revitalization......Page 131 7 Corporate Governance and Law Reform in Japan: From the Lost Decade to the End of History?......Page 148 8 A Perfect Financial Storm......Page 182 9 Japanese Human Resource Management: From Being a Miracle to Needing One?......Page 199 10 Japanese Production Management: Organizational Learning at the Confluence of Knowledge Transfer, Technology Development and Work Organization......Page 228 Part III Conclusion......Page 254 11 Continuity versus Change: The Key Dilemma for Japanese Management......Page 256 B......Page 268 C......Page 269 D......Page 270 F......Page 271 H......Page 272 I......Page 273 K......Page 274 L......Page 275 M......Page 276 O......Page 277 R......Page 278 S......Page 279 U......Page 281 Z......Page 282 This publication is an essential guide to the current state of Japanese management. It combines comprehensive description with thorough theoretical analyses of the latest trends in Japanese management. The book features contributions from many of the most outstanding authors in the field of Japanese management from America, Asia, Australia and Europe, including James Abegglen, Robert Ballon, Schon Beechler, Ronald Dore and Yoshiya Teramoto. This book covers the key aspects of a management model - corporate strategy, organizational culture, globalization, innovation management, organizational learning and knowledge management, corporate governance, corporate finance, human resource management, and production management, for example. All the contributions explicitly discuss the issue at the very heart of the most important and controversial debate on Japanese management: how much must Japanese management change in order to become more competitive again, and how much can it continue to rely on its traditional strengths? This is an indispensable text for both teachers and students of Japanese management, as well as for international executives with an interest in the management of the companies of the world's second most powerful economy