Introduction

René Haak

Chapter 1 in Theory and Management of Collective Strategies in International Business, 2004, pp 1-10 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract It’s a difficult time for Japan. Obscured by cloud, the rising sun no longer shines so brightly: it’s raining in Japan. Less than ten years ago, Western industry was at pains to master Japanese management concepts, hoping to share in the rising sales and profits promised by the Japanese way to success. Lean management and lean production, kaizen and kanban events, and total quality management seminars were all included in the training schedules for European and American managers. Today, only a few years after the incontrovertible successes enjoyed by Japanese industry with its impressive growth and innovative management concepts, many Japanese companies are in crisis.

Keywords: Japanese Company; International Business; International Competitiveness; North American Free Trade Agreement; Collective Strategy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1057/9781403948144_1

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