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Rediscovering Japanese Business Leadership
15 Japanese Managers and the Companies They're Leading to New Growth
Yozo Hasegawa (Author), Anthony Kimm (Translated by)
9780470824955, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 28 April 2010
256 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.349 kg
Who are Asia's biggest business leaders? What kind of leadership skills and philosophies do they possess that have put them at the forefront of their respective industries? What makes these business leaders, in particular, best-equipped to meet the challenges of a 21st century global economy? In Rediscovering Japanese Business Leadership, we gain insights into the leadership strategies of Japan’s most successful global brands, including Toyota, Canon, and Nintendo. This book will be the first title in a series on Asian business leaders, leading companies and corporate philosophies in the 21st century. The inaugural volume will focus on business leaders and strategies at Japanese companies that are not only driving and reshaping their respective industries in the 21st century, but are demonstrating a knack for consistently meeting the various challenges of today's rapidly changing world.
Preface vii 1 Succeeding by Destroying a Growth Model 1 Kanemasa Haraguchi, Secom Co., Ltd. (Service) 2 In the Right Place, Good Things Sell Themselves 17 Toshifumi Suzuki, Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd. (retail) 3 Is Something Holding You Back? 31 Shinzo Maeda, Shiseido Co., Ltd. (Cosmetics) 4 The Customer Always Trumps Legacy 43 Satoru Iwata, Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Video Games) 5 Standing with Consumers on Deregulated Ground 57 Kaoru Seto, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (Land Transport) 6 From Japan to the World’s Dinner Tables 69 Yuzaburo Mogi, Kikkoman Corp. (Food) 7 Matching Brick-and-Mortar Innovation with the IT Revolution 79 Tadashi Yanai, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (Clothing) 8 Growing in a World of Change 95 Kazuyasu Kato, Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (Food) 9 Reviving the Engine of Japan Inc. 109 Akio Mimura, Nippon Steel Corp. (Steel) 10 Adversity is a Reversal of Fortune Opportunity 119 Fumio Ohtsubo, Panasonic Corp. (Electrical Machinery) 11 When Business Must Not Come First 133 Yasuchika Hasegawa, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Pharmaceutical) 12 Winning in the New Workplace 145 Masahiro Sakane, Komatsu Ltd. (Machinery) 13 Increasing Management Quality 157 Fujio Mitarai, Canon Inc. (Electrical Machinery) 14 Returning to One’s Roots 173 Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corp. (Automobiles) 15 Work Steadily Toward Objectives, Don’t Rush Results 187 Sadayuki Sakakibara, Toray Industries Inc. (Textiles) Epilogue 205 Bibliography 207 Index 209
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
