Abstract
This book focuses on the establishment process of Japanese-style management (JSM). Traditionally, it was widely believed that JSM consists of “three sacred treasures”—lifetime employment, a seniority-based wage system, and enterprise unions—and is native to Japan. This book opposes these traditional views and argues that it has been shaped by the influence of the management theories and ideas of other countries. The JSM has not only adopted the ideas and concepts of other countries, but also has refined, translated, and customized them to make such ideas and concepts acceptable in Japan. The hypothesis presented here is that in the postwar rapid growth period, JSM was a hybrid set of management theories and techniques greatly influenced by American ideas about management.
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Table of “Enrollment and Advancement Rate, 1948 to 2020” in MEXT (2021).
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Mitsui, I. (2022). Introduction: Historical Background and Focus of This Book. In: Mitsui, I., Isomura, K., Takeuchi, Y. (eds) Translating and Incorporating American Management Thought into Japan. Translational Systems Sciences, vol 30. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4542-7_1
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