Innovation and change in Japanese management
By: edited by Parissa Haghirian.
Contributors: Haghirian, Parissa, 1970-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230216679
Subjects: Management -- Japan; Corporate culture -- Japan; Japan -- Economic conditions -- 1989-
Description: "This book shows which transformation processes and changes can be observed in Japanese companies in reaction to the economic challenges of the past decade. The book presents new research results and investigates the variety of changes that Japanese corporations and managers have experienced in recent years"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PART I: JAPANESE MANAGEMENT IN TRANSITION Vocational Training in the Japanese EnterpriseChanges in Japanese Corporate CultureJapanese corporate strategies in emerging marketsRevision of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law in JapanBuilding Japanese BrandsThe Attitude towards Risk in Japanese ManagementPART II: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONR&D Management in the Japanese Pharmaceutical IndustryInnovation and the Appropriation of Knowledge in Japanese CorporationsPost-Crisis Approaches to Knowledge Management in the J-FirmPath dependency and path plasticity The Japanese software industry in comparison PART I: JAPANESE MANAGEMENT IN TRANSITION Vocational Training in the Japanese EnterpriseChanges in Japanese Corporate CultureJapanese corporate strategies in emerging marketsRevision of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law in JapanBuilding Japanese BrandsThe Attitude towards Risk in Japanese ManagementPART II: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONR&D Management in the Japanese Pharmaceutical IndustryInnovation and the Appropriation of Knowledge in Japanese CorporationsPost-Crisis Approaches to Knowledge Management in the J-FirmPath dependency and path plasticity The Japanese software industry in comparison.