The American samurai : blending American and Japanese managerial practices /
| Основен автор: | Alston, Jon P., 1937- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Berlin ; New York :
W. de Gruyter,
[1986, 1985]
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| Серия: |
De Gruyter studies in organization ;
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American samurai |
Съдържание:
- ""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 Patterns""""4.1 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""
- ""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""