Author : Parissa Haghirian
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 41,57 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9814340871
Provides an opportunity for corporate strategy analysis within a Japanese context. This textbook regroups case studies to decorticate key concepts in Japanese management. It also includes over 11 cases that depict issues in entering the Japanese market, strategic issues when managing in Japan, marketing management, and crisis management.
Author : Yasuhiro Monden
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,7 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9814374679
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.
Author : Parissa Haghirian
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,67 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9814508985
There is a lack of knowledge on how corporations in Asia develop strategies, organize their work processes and deal with competition. Western managers and business students need to know more about Asian corporations and their management styles. Learning about Asia, however, has always been a challenging task. The main challenge is the complexity encountered when dealing with Asian management issues, which differ not only for different countries, but also for different types of businesses, not to mention national management preferences and styles. This book tries to fill this gap, by presenting case studies of various Asian countries including China, Japan, India, Korea and The Philippines. The case studies are as diverse as management activities in Asia can be and include a variety of different companies in several Asian countries. This book attempts to present an overview on the variety and complexity of management and business processes in Asian countries. It intends to support business people and students of international management to get a deeper understanding of Asian management practices by presenting practical examples of Asian firms and their strategies.
Author : Shigenobu Ohara
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 21,57 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9812778748
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.
Author : Parissa Haghirian
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,90 MB
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9813108150
This book provides a new opportunity for corporate strategy analysis within a Japanese context. It is the first academic textbook to be published in English which regroups case studies to emphasize key concepts in Japanese management. Where previous literature has set a separate focus on cultural, managerial and strategic variables, a holistic look is now taken at their influence on effective decision-making.Over 11 detailed cases depict issues in entering the Japanese market, strategic issues when managing in Japan, marketing management, crisis management, cross-cultural encounters and future technologies. The sophistication and depth of these studies, along with their teaching notes, provide the basis for pragmatic analysis.The mysticism surrounding Japanese culture seems magnified by the success of Japanese companies abroad, and the shortcomings of many MNEs that entered Japan ineffectively. Studying the empirical implications of these issues is a helpful exercise to develop more acute management reflexes in a Japanese setting.The book's carefully laid out cases will benefit business and humanities students who are researching Japan, as well as professionals who work within this sphere.
Author : Hitoshi Iwashita
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 25,82 MB
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Corporations, Japanese
ISBN : 9781138317048
This book provides a new understanding of the constellations of logics in Japanese management practices in Asia and the West. Through comparative ethnographic case studies in a Japanese multinational corporation (MNC), the book explores the cultural meanings of family, corporation, market and religion logics at each subsidiary's site in Thailand, Taiwan, Belgium and the United States. In doing so, the book defines cultural space through an institutional logic approach. It argues that logics are culturally interpreted, which can impose a serious limitation on the institutional logic approach based on the analysis of Western society. It reveals that Japanese 'family' logics and Theravada Buddhism in Asia are strengthening each other and this directly supports the presupposition of amplification. It further elaborates on the ongoing constellations of logics that are continuously formed in relation to geographical contexts. The book also explains that the boundaries of organisational communities are not automatically formed by Japanese expatriates but constructed through actors' profiles, which, in turn, raises their importance. Therefore, this book is a must-read for researchers, managers and anyone interested in Japanese MNCs.
Author : Parissa Haghirian
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,12 MB
Release : 2021-02-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9811231044
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.
Author : Keith Jackson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 29,66 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415287456
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.
Author : Gunyung Lee
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 43,80 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9812838619
Today''s business environment is characterized by hypercompetition and the development of the Internet. Fierce competition between suppliers and the availability of abundant information have caused a shift in bargaining power from producers/suppliers to buyers and consumers. Consequently, Business Process Management (BPM) OCo i.e. management tool to optimize and control operations flows by viewing the transactions within and outside corporations as processes, with the focus on speedily meeting customers'' needs OCo has emerged as a popular management framework. However, recent research on BPM has put too much emphasis on information sharing and the visualization of business processes using IT innovations. This book argues that BPM must be linked with existing management tools. Based on survey results of Japanese and Korean companies'' BPM practices, the book demonstrates how to build BPM as a holistic management model by addressing the importance of BPM views, the effectiveness of its approach, and the latest research trends. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: The Conceptual Framework of Business Process Management (116 KB). Contents: Theory and Framework of BPM: The Conceptual Framework of Business Process Management (G-Y Lee); Organic Coupling Between BPM and Management Information (R Uematsu); The Business Process Network Strategy of SMEs (S Arimoto); Global Process Management (Y Asakura); Case Studies of BPM in Japanese and Korean Companies: Business Process Innovations in Panasonic Corporation: A Case Study (M Kosuga); BPM Practices in a Japanese Company: A Case Study of Canon Co. Ltd. (Y Asakura & A Kimura); BPM Practices in a Korean Company: A Case Study of LG Electronics Co. Ltd (G-Y Lee); Business Process Management: A Case of Korea Telecommunication Co. (KT) (B Sohn); Empirical Studies of BPM in Japanese and Korean Companies: Current Status of Process Management in Japanese and Korean Companies (K Sakate & N Yamaguchi); Comparison Between Japanese and Korean Companies from the Viewpoint of Balanced Scorecard (Y Nagasaka). Readership: Management staff in public and business corporations; academics, researchers and advanced undergraduates and graduate students in management.
Author : Mitsutaku Makino
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 32,93 MB
Release : 2011-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9400717776
Japan is one of the world’s largest fish-eating countries with a long history, and has developed its own customs and values in terms of managing fisheries resources. The first half of this book introduces the history and institutional features of capture fisheries management in Japan, with 9 case studies from sub-arctic to tropical ecosystems, from sedentary to migratory species, and from small-scale coastal to offshore industrial fisheries. For example, coastal fisheries management is more community-based, and local people have the authority and take priority in the decision-making process. In contrast, offshore fisheries are more industrialized and commercially oriented, and the national government plays a major role in their management. One of the main challenges in world fisheries is to implement the ecosystem approach, but there is no one-size-fits-all solution for its implementation. The second half of this book considers the advantages and limitations of the Japanese fisheries management regime and discusses the necessary environmental policy measures to bridge the gaps between fisheries management and ecosystem-based management. As a case study, management measures in the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage area are analyzed. In closing, the Grand Plan of Japanese fisheries policy for the next 20 years and three future scenarios are presented.
