The New Community Firm: Employment, Governance and Management Reform in Japan - Brossura

Inagami, Takeshi

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ISBN 10: 0521172942 ISBN 13: 9780521172943

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Riassunto

Japanese employment, corporate governance and management issues set in context of modern business practice, originally published in 2005.

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"After so many facile generalizations about Japan's so-called 'lost decade', it is good to have such a clear and comprehensive analysis of what has actually been happening to Japanese corporations. Inagami and Whitaker provide both a practice of general trends in employment, organization and finance, and fascinating detail of the style and rate of change in one of Japan's great companies. No one will ever again be able to talk airily about 'the Japanese community firm' without reading their meticulous and subtle analysis of the ways in which Japanese firms were, and the extent to which they remain, communities of employees." Professor Ronald Dore, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science

"This timely and well-written book is jam-packed with data and insights. It is a welcome addition to the literature on the evolution of Japanese firms. Combining troves of data on trends across a large spectrum as well as an in-depth historical overview of Hitachi, this book is a must-read for students of Japan as well as anyone interested in the future of economic enterprise and company-employee relationships." Schon Beechler, Associate Professor, Columbia Business School

"A timely book on an important topic. How have Japanese firms responded to the challenges of the 1990s? This volume brings welcome empirical evidence to the debate." Michael A. Witt, Assistant Professor of Asian Business and Comparative Management, INSEAD

"Inagami's longitudinal studies complement nicely Whittaker's in-depth study of one firm, Hitachi, to provide two very different perspectives on change and the change process in Japanese firms." - Tom Roehl, Western Washington University

"The book is an illuminating tour through a mountain of evidence on what has been going on...readers will walk away much better informed about the 21st-century Japanese corporation."
Paul Almeida, American Journal of Sociology

Descrizione del libro

Following the troubled 1990s, in this 2005 book Whittaker and Inagami explore the changes in employment practices, corporate governance and management priorities, drawing on rich original data and providing in-depth analysis of Hitachi, a leading electric company and enterprise group. Ideal reading for readers looking for fresh perspectives on the future of Japanese business.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521172942
• ISBN 13: 9780521172943
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 296
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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