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The American samurai : blending American and Japanese managerial practices / Jon P. Alston

Author
Alston, Jon P., 1937-
Published
Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, [1986, 1985]
Copyright Date
©1985
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1 online resource (xi, 369 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
""Contents""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction""; ""1.1 The Plan of this Book""; ""1.2 America�s Productivity Gap""; ""1.3 Japan�s Productivity Advantage""; ""1.4 The Goals of this Book""; ""1.5 Eight American Myths about the Japanese Worker""; ""1.6 Four Basic Principles of Japanese Management""; ""Chapter 2. The Cooperative Japanese""; ""2.1 The Japanese Insistence on Cooperation""; ""2.2 The Japanese Sense of Inferiority""; ""2.3 The Importance of Group Membership""; ""2.4 The Japanese Concern for Group Harmony""; ""2.5 The Concept of Wa""; ""2.6 Wa and the Worker"", ""2.7 Learning By Observing""""2.8 Children Companies""; ""2.9 The Just-In-Time System""; ""2.10 Advantages of Worker-Management Consensus""; ""2.11 Wa and Labor Unions""; ""2.12 Union-Management Relations""; ""Chapter 3. The Competitive Americans""; ""3.1 Competition in America""; ""3.2 The Prisoner�s Dilemma""; ""3.3 Overt vs Covert Competition""; ""3.4 Competition Encourages Conformity""; ""3.5 Scientific Management in America""; ""3.6 Thinking vs Doing""; ""3.7 The Japanese Helping Ethic""; ""3.8 American Individualism""; ""3.9 Walk-around Management"", Chapter 4. Japanese Leadership and Authority Patterns4.1 Leadership-by-Designation -- 4.2 Leadership-by-Influence -- 4.3 Good Leadership in America -- 4.4 Achievement and Authority in Japan -- 4.5 Wa and Career Security -- 4.6 Avoiding Direct Confrontation -- 4.7 Foreign Machines and Japanese Spirit -- 4.8 Amae: Emotional Dependence on Others -- 4.9 The Invisible Leader in Japan and America -- Chapter 5. The Individual and the Work Group in Japan -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Group consensus Encourages Trust -- 5.3 Group Dynamics, ""5.4 How the Group Rewards the Individual""""5.5 Corporate Structures Supporting Group Consensus""; ""5.6 Turning the Recruit into a Team Player""; ""5.7 Delegation""; ""5.8 Tolerating Mistakes""; ""Chapter 6. Practical Examples of Japanese Cooperation""; ""6.1 The Ringi Decision-Making System""; ""6.2 Japan�s Lack of Lawyers""; ""6.3 The Japanese Contract""; ""6.4 Wages, Bonuses, and Gifts""; ""6.5 The Education Rat Race""; ""6.6 The Japanese at Play and Work""; ""6.7 Rewarding the Japanese Way""; ""Chapter 7. Permanent Employment""; ""7.1 The Nature of Permanent Employment"", and ""7.2 The Permanent Worker�s Responsibilities""""7.3 Hiring Rituals for Permanent Employees""; ""7.4 Becoming a Lifelong Employee""; ""7.5 Advantages of Lifelong Employment""; ""7.6 More Advantages of Lifetime Employment""; ""7.7 Disadvantages of Lifetime Employment""; ""Chapter 8. Achieving Quality Performance and High Productivity""; ""8.1 An Introduction to Quality Control Circles""; ""8.2 Definitions of Quality""; ""8.3 Quality Control Circles in Japan""; ""8.4 Quality Control Circles in America""; ""8.5 Waiting for the Benefits of Quality Control Circles""
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ISBN
9783110855470 (electronic bk.)
311085547X (electronic bk.)
0899250637
9780899250632
9783110106190
3110106191
Note
Includes indexes.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-361).
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