Japanese Management: The Search for a New Balance between Continuity and Change

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Current State of the Japanese Economy and Challenges for Japanese Management: An Overview....Pages 3-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Continuity through Change in Japanese Management: Institutional and Strategic Influences....Pages 21-54
Organizational Survival....Pages 55-77
The Long Road to Globalization: In Search of a New Balance between Continuity and Change in Japanese MNCs....Pages 78-96
Innovation for Whom?....Pages 97-115
Organizational Learning Mechanisms for Corporate Revitalization....Pages 116-132
Corporate Governance and Law Reform in Japan: From the Lost Decade to the End of History?....Pages 133-166
A Perfect Financial Storm....Pages 167-183
Japanese Human Resource Management: From Being a Miracle to Needing One?....Pages 184-212
Japanese Production Management: Organizational Learning at the Confluence of Knowledge Transfer, Technology Development and Work Organization....Pages 213-237
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Continuity versus Change: The Key Dilemma for Japanese Management....Pages 241-252
Back Matter....Pages 253-267