21st Century Japanese Management: New Systems, Lasting Values [Hardcover]

James C. Abegglen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1403998760 | ISBN-13: 978-1403998767 | Publication Date: September 4, 2006

Japan's economy and businesses are moving into the twenty-first century after a long and hard 'lost decade' of company redesign. They emerge with new management systems in place, but with their values unchanged. From the unique perspective of the author's pioneering analysis of the 1950s, the financial systems, personnel management methods and R&D capabilities are re-assessed, as is the role of the corporation in Japanese society. The book offers a comprehensive analysis of the financial and industrial changes that have taken place in Japan by one of its most highly regarded commentators.

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About the Author

JAMES C. ABEGGLEN is Chairman of Asia Advisory Services and a Director of Learning Technologies, the Nippon Fund and Nikkei Science. He serves on the advisory committees of Grove International, Summitomo, Shoji and the American Management Association. A founding partner of the Boston Consulting Group, he established the first international consultancy in Japan for BCG in 1966. He started his own firm in 1984 as he assumed a professorship at Sophia University. He has spent more than thirty years in Japan as a management consultant and academic, and is now a Japanese citizen.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (September 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1403998760
• ISBN-13: 978-1403998767
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #459,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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