Trends in Japanese Management Continuing

This book analyzes the strategy and structure of successful Japanese manufacturing corporations. In spite of the depression during the 1990s, Japanese firms in high technology products have kept strong competitive power in the world market, revealing the strength of Japanese management systems. The authors analyze 10 years worth of data for 200 manufacturing companies.

Toyohiro Kono is Professor Emeritus, Business Administration, Gakushuin University.

Stewart Clegg is Research Professor in the School of Management at the University of Technology in Sydney.

List of Tables

viii

List of Figures

x

Preface

xi

The Context of Japanese Management

1

(42)

Introduction

1

(1)

The subject of analysis

2

(2)

Features of Japanese corporations

4

(5)

Contemporary trends

9

(5)

Differences in management systems: three models

14

(5)

Criticisms of the Japanese management system

19

(10)

The wider social, political and economic environment

29

(9)

Summary

38

(5)

Corporate Governance and Top Management

43

(34)

Issues of corporate governance

43

(3)

Three models of corporate governance

46

(5)

Contemporary trends

51

(1)

Distribution of shareholders and business groups

52

(4)

General meeting of shareholders and the top management structure

56

(7)

Age of directors and corporate executive officers

63

(3)

Top management decision-making and leadership styles

66

(4)

Survey of top management behaviour

70

(3)

Management problems

73

(1)

Summary

74

(3)

Goals and Philosophies

77

(31)

Corporate governance, goals and creeds

77

(5)

Japanese corporate goals

82

(3)

Corporate philosophies and creeds

85

(7)

Contemporary trends

92

(14)

Summary

106

(2)

Product Mix and New Product Development

108

(37)

Areas of corporate strategy

108

(1)

The concept of product mix and diversification

109

(3)

Diversification and performance

112

(3)

Diversification and resource structure

115

(7)

New product development

122

(9)

Contemporary trends

131

(7)

Problems with the Japanese system from an external perspective

138

(4)

Summary

142

(3)

Strategic Alliance and Vertical Integration

145

(22)

Concept and types of alliance

145

(8)

Characteristics of alliances

153

(5)

Contemporary trends

158

(1)

Success and failure factors in alliances

158

(8)

Summary

166

(1)

Multinational Management

167

(25)

Concept and types of multinational management

167

(1)

Two types of strategy

168

(2)

Survey data on performance

170

(2)

Features of Japanese multinational management

172

(3)

Transferability of Japanese systems and practices

175

(2)

Contemporary trends

177

(1)

Control systems

178

(3)

Factors in success and failure

181

(4)

Problems with overseas operations

185

(5)

Summary

190

(2)

Competition Strategy

192

(11)

Concept and models

192

(1)

Features of Japanese competition strategy

193

(3)

Contemporary trends

196

(4)

Problems with competition

200

(2)

Summary

202

(1)

Planning and Decision-Making

203

(16)

Features of Japanese decision-making

203

(5)

Survey of long-term planning

208

(2)

The part played by Japanese firsm in Japan's economic problems

210

(5)

Contemporary trends

215

(2)

Summary

217

(2)

Organisational Structure and Processes

219

(32)

Core competencies

220

(1)

Strong head offices create core competencies

221

(6)

Hybrid divisional structures

227

(4)

The debate on structure and performance

231

(4)

Organisational structure and strategy

235

(6)

The creative organisation

241

(5)

Contemporary trends

246

(2)

Summary

248

(3)

Personnel Management

251

(33)

Personnel management systems

251

(2)

Lifetime employment

253

(3)

Flexible role definition, the dual promotion ladder and the internal labour market

256

(5)

Appraisal and training: the learning organisation

261

(6)

Remuneration

267

(3)

Contemporary trends

270

(8)

Employee commitment

278

(4)

Summary

282

(2)

Conclusion

284

(3)

Appendix 1: Types of Strategic Decisions

287

(1)

Appendix 2: Companies Responding to the Mail Survey, 1995

288

(1)

Appendix 3: The Functions of the Head Office in Successful Japanese Companies

289

(2)

Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading

291

(19)

Index

310

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