Understanding Japanese Management Practices - Couverture souple

Haghirian, Parissa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1606491180 ISBN 13 : 9781606491188

Editeur : Business Expert Press, 2010

Synopsis

Today, Japan is the most influential economy in Asia and the second largest economy in the world. Japanese consumers are among the richest in the world, and the Japanese market still provides profitable investment opportunities. Not only are the Japanese able to adopt Western ideas and techniques without problems but they also maintain a very unique perspective of the world.

Japanese management practices are no exception. And this outstanding new book, Understanding Japanese Management Practices, gives you and other international managers an in-depth look at Japanese management practices and how these can be implemented into Western corporations. It examines the cultural foundations of Japanese management and explains the most famous Japanese business concepts, such as kaizen (just-in-time) and lifetime employment. It then provides practical advice on how to successfully enter and position Western products in the Japanese market. Finally, it provides an advice on how to negotiate successfully with Japanese business partners and reveals what Western managers can learn from Japanese management practices.

Japanese management practices have had an enormous influence on Western management practices over the past few decades. Many Japanese management practices have become a standard in Western firms. This book will undoubtedly guide you through Japanese business practices and how these practices help to improve business processes and to increase quality and efficiency in numerous corporations worldwide. It will also help you learn more about what Japanese management is and how do Japan's management practices differ from those in the West.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Parissa Haghirian is the associate professor of international management at the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. She is also a visiting professor at Groupe HEC in Paris, Aalto University, Keio Business School, and an adjunct professor at Temple University in Tokyo. Parissa grew up in Austria, where she obtained her MA in Japanese Studies from Vienna University (1998). She was awarded MA (2000) and PhD in International Management (2003) by Vienna University of Business, Austria. During her studies she had spent four years in East Asia, mainly in Japan, and worked for several years in Japanese and European multinational corporations. After finishing her PhD, Parissa first became an assistant professor of international management in the Department of International Management at Kyushu Sangyo University in Fukuoka

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Business Expert Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1606491180
• ISBN 13: 9781606491188
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 174
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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