Business Samurai


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The path of Samurai warriors is an epic journey for self-realization, self-consciousness and self -development for an honorable life that goes far beyond any combat in battlefields or fighting strategies. In this book the author not only introduces the applicable soft skills and techniques of Samurai warriors for modern leadership, but also provides the Samurai's practical strategies for leaders and entrepreneurs to reflect, relate and realize their mission, vision and values. This book reveals the hidden art of soft skills and leadership in the classical martial strategies to modern businesses, and awakes the spirit of Samurai in entrepreneurs and leading professionals




The Corporate Samurai


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Recent statistics indicate that almost 80 percent of employees are unhappy in their current job. These alarming facts, coupled with high profile scandals and corporate takeovers of the past decade, illustrate that today's CEOs struggle with an image problem that is far worse than any other time in history. Ray Faulkenberry says that it is time for enlightened CEOs and business owners to implement new management styles and rely on personal experiences and universal principles as he takes a comprehensive look at the intricacies of how businesses are run today and how they may be better managed in the future. Faulkenberry emphasizes that businesses need to tap into the unlimited potential of its employees, and by executing a model that encourages profit even while it focuses on the human spirit, employers will gain a higher purpose as former management methods become obsolete. Modern CEOs will be both challenged and intrigued by the Eastern philosophy and organizational theory included. The Corporate Samurai reminds business leaders that the wisdom of past generations has great value to CEOs who really can live a life with honor and integrity and the supreme desire to protect and empower those they have been privileged to lead.




Samurai Business


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In this, the age of digital transparency, success must be based on integrity, but how can we cherish integrity while facing fierce competition and company/office politics? We can turn to the Samurai teachings of self-discipline as a valuable resource. The path of the Samurai is a quest for self-development that extends beyond fighting. The Samurai became successful in battle through conscientiously developing skill and the ability to withstand the desire for power and victory. This book, Samurai Business, inspires professionals to face politics without feeding them. Companies relying on power, control, or low ethical standards are losing ground. More than ever, success comes from a purpose beyond earning money. The professionals who succeed in the digital century are powered by the integrity of the warrior and centered on sustainable values. It is time to put the self-discipline of the Samurai in the professional. Don't just read this book, live it, because the future is in your hands. Integrity is not naivety, and kindness does not equal weakness. May the Samurai force be with you!




The Samurai Listener


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Justice, courage, loyalty, self-control: these are more than words limited to the study of ancient wars and the martial arts. They are essential to the workplace wars we face daily. So, what if you could use the way of the Samurai in your daily life—especially at work? The martial arts skills of the Samurai revolve around politeness, self-control, and honesty. By using these traits as business strategies, you will develop an especially powerful tool for dealing with the subtle attacks we often face from colleagues, clients, and others competing for control, eager to succeed at our expense. By learning how to recognize these attacks, you’ll be ready to handle unexpected challenges. And by mastering these techniques, you will become a more confident and effective leader. The Samurai Listener provides specific physical and mental exercises to improve all of your interpersonal interactions, particularly in professional settings. Cash Nickerson draws upon more than thirty years of experience in human resources, the workforce, and his training in the martial arts to offer expert instruction to help anyone eager to be more successful.




The Development of Japanese Business


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First Published in 2005. This book has been written as an outline history of the development of Japanese business. A good deal of literature exists on some aspects, and some periods, but this is the first attempt to follow the entire course from the Tokugawa period to the present, and to analyse the salient features from the vantage point of modernisation. A separate section in each chapter deals exclusively with the value problem and the impact of values on business and economic development. The Glossary gives an explanation of Japanese terms that are used in the text.




The Rise of Modern Business


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The Rise of Modern Business compares and analyzes the development of business and business institutions in several countries from the preindustrial era to the present. Paying close attention to connections between business development and political, social, and cultural changes, Blackford addresses both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing firms, small firms as well as big businesses. For this third edition, he updates his study in light of new scholarship, with special attention paid to the structural diversity of business firms and with a timely discussion about the reciprocal relationship between business and the environment. The business history of Germany is extensively updated, and there is entirely new coverage of the business history of China, a country whose growing political and economic prowess on the world stage demands the historical and contextual understanding of business scholars today.




Corporate Finance for Business


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Taking a concise approach to the key concepts of finance, this textbook clearly focuses on the most relevant issues around financial management, which will be of interest to business managers, students and anyone who wishes to understand the basics of finance. Covering cash and working capital, capital project appraisal, risk and uncertainty, financial markets, the cost of capital, mergers and acquisitions and valuation, financial concepts are applied to the business world using real life examples. This text is both international and contemporary in outlook, reflecting the financial environment in which all businesses operate.




The Swordless Samurai


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Hideyoshi, who called himself the Swordless Samurai, is the Japanese Horatio Alger. He was of peasant origin, but by bonding to powerful Lord Nobunaga, and being useful to him day and night, Hideyoshi secured a powerful patron. Much later, Hideyoshi became the most powerful man in Japan. This book tells how he did it.




Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society


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This encyclopedia spans the relationships among business, ethics and society, with an emphasis on business ethics and the role of business in society.




Japan's Business Renaissance


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This is the first book to examine how Japan has incorporated the ancient philosophies with modern business management methods. The new Japanese renaissance as described in this book provides a proven blueprint for American companies still reeling from the economic downturn in the U.S. Mark Fuller is the Chairman and CEO of the Monitor Group, a highly prestigious international consultancy that will use this as their firm's flagship book. It features case studies and examples from both Japanese and American companies that illustrate how managers across the globe have used methods born from Japanese philosophy to transform their own organizations.