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A History of Top Management in Japan: Managerial Enterprises and Family Enterprises [Hardcover]

Hidemasa Morikawa (Author)

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Publication Date: July 5, 2001

This book analyzes the top management of leading Japanese enterprises. Drawing on the work of Alfred Chandler, Morikawa demonstrates the difference between family-owned firms and professionally managed firms.

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The book is a 'must-read' book for both academics and practitioners who are interested in learning the contexts behind the rise and fall of the family enterprises and the managerial enterprises in Japan. Asia Pacific Journal of Management Rich and detailed examples of the Japanese enterprises as well as the author's unique insights and analyses will surely draw prospective readers' interest. Asia Pacific Journal of Management ... very well written and easy to read. Asia Pacific Journal of Management

About the Author

Hidemasa Morikawa is at Toyohashi Sozo University.

Product Details

Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 5, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195131657
ISBN-13: 978-0195131659
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,011,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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In this book I have attempted to analyze the top management of leading Japanese enterprises as part of my research into the history of managerial enterprises and family enterprises, a project that has engaged me for many years. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aried managers, agerial enterprises, many family enterprises, founder enterprises, managerial enterprise, zaibatsu enterprises, direct affiliates, regular directors, zaibatsu families, stable shareholders, leading enterprises, salaried manager, munitions company, managerial hierarchy, large shareholders, billion yen

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Saison Group, Sumitomo Bank, Tokyo University, Seiji Tsutsumi, Kashima Group, Oji Paper, Hattori Seiko, Sazo Idemitsu, United Kingdom, Bridgestone Tire, Dai Ni Seiko, Japan Tabi, Kashima Construction, Seibu Department Stores, Seibu Railways, Shojiro Ishibashi, Tomosaburo Mogi, Asano Cement, Executive Committee, Japan Rubber, Konosuke Matsushita, Name Ratio of Family Stock Holdings, Seiko Electronics, Shintaro Ohashi

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This book cites 7 books:

Family Business (International Library of Critical Writings in Business History, 113) by Mary B. Rose in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
Family Capitalism (Studies in Business History) by Geoffrey Jones in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Family Business by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
Life Insurance Made E-Z by Silver Lake Publishing in Front Matter
Beyond the Firm: Business Groups in International and Historical Perspective (Fuji Conference Series) by Takao Shiba in Back Matter

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The Office Professional's Guide by US Dictionaries Group in Back Matter

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